riot riot day prison riot rooftop protest prison manchester england riot began april prisoners took control prison chapel riot quickly spread prison riot rooftop protest ended april final prisoners removed rooftop making longest prison riot british history prisoner killed riot prison officers prisoners injured prison damaged destroyed cost repairs coming million riot sparked series disturbances prisons england scotland wales resulting british government announcing public inquiry riots headed lord resulting concluded conditions prison recommended major reform prison system guardian newspaper described report blueprint restoration justice conditions background manchester opened local prison designed hold prisoners surrounding area mainly serving sentences years time riot main prison consisted wings connected central known centre convicted adult prisoners held wings convicted young offenders held wing physically separated centre gates convicted prisoners rule held landings wing prisoners rule held fourth landing wing wing contained administrative offices lower floor chapel upper floor prisoners held wings separate prison linked main prison workshops kitchen number prisoners prison designed hold population prison increased months riot january peak march april prison contained prisoners convicted adult prisoners prisoners convicted young offenders prisoners felt complaints conditions ignored prisoners allowed cells hours week category prisoners locked cells hours day rarely left cells hour exercise period day weekly shower march transferred organisation formed campaigned prisoners rights aims included initiating legal proceedings prison staff prisoners outside prisons prisoners active transfer demonstrates prison officers aware rising tensions inside prison march taken punishment block strip searched visited mother prison officers believed brought drugs prison struggle sustained black eye swollen nose following day released main prison prisoner later day bush climbed roof prison staged hour rooftop protest march minute sit protest chapel film shown ended prison officer promised listen prisoners grievances evening reported black prisoner assaulted prison officers prisoners injected control prisoners known prisons liquid prisoners decided stage protest chapel following day april riot disturbance chapel prison officers advance warning incident occur chapel april security increased extra prison officers escort prisoners service fourteen officers inside chapel supervising service instead usual total additional seven officers stationed outside chapel service attended prisoners usual attendance rule prisoners prevented attending measure senior prison officer believed prisoners attempt sit protest possibility hostage taking instructed staff evacuate chapel trouble began approximately visiting church_of_england preacher delivered sermon prison chaplain reverend stood thank preacher prisoner took microphone addressed congregation reverend recording service distribution prayer group subsequent events recorded remarkable message like right man talked blessing heart hardened heart delivered resentment anger bitterness hatred people general noise prisoner fuck system fuck rules applause right sit noise right come way carry god house noise prisoner fuck system noise right sit completely order sit prisoner waiting happen change come terrible noise shouting cheering want cells church prisoner fucking trying help prisoner leave mate noise microphone goes dead reverend appealing calm prisoner sticks shouted heard let prisoners responded masks weapons prison officers started leave chapel earlier instructed set keys taken prison officer number officers attacked prisoners wielding fire table legs fire number prisoners attempted leave chapel time seven prison officers attempted gain entry chapel managed officers attacked prisoners second set keys taken prisoners helped injured officers reverend place safety entrances chapel attempted gain access roof riot spreads prison officers guarding gates outside chapel abandoned ran centre prison officer charge centre saw colleagues running direction chapel presence poor position view upper levels mistakenly assumed saw prisoners running chapel informed officers hearing prisoners possession keys told officers evacuate prison governor morrison responsible main prison present intervene instructions morrison ordered officers evacuate centre mistakenly believed prisoners entered centre time prisoners gained access roofs wings gained access wings making holes unprotected office ceilings prisoners found wings prison officers evacuated began free prisoners locked cells prison officer charge landing wing ordered evacuate help officers evacuated rule prisoners held fearful safety prisoners regarded sex offenders rioting prisoners entering wing officers unable evacuate seven rule prisoners held second landing rioting prisoners gained access wing rule prisoners left locked cells prison officers evacuated number rule prisoners attacked rioting prisoners prisoner held charges assault white later died april admitted suffering head wounds shoulder chest pains rioting prisoners seen approaching prison secure prison governor arrived prison gave orders defend prison later recalled clock came looked lost control thing decision send governor prison hold late decision taken half hour earlier meant held prison meaning kept locked assuming doors held sort thing staff duty lost casualties sort lose staff getting casualties didn lot staff come pouring clock tell element april fool staff said april fool happened home son thought april fool rioting prisoners gained access prison wing began freeing prisoners locked cells stolen keys improvised tools iron bars fire point rioting prisoners control accommodation wings prison large number prisoners prison roof roof tiles missiles thrown prison officers ground rioting inside prison continued cells damaged fires started issued statement disturbance started chapel prisoners attacked staff prisoners gained access chapel roof broke living accommodation main prison prisoners including joined disturbance staff withdrawn perimeter secure approximately prisoners surrendered arrangements transferred prisons governor agreed prison officers enter wing approximately units consisting prison officers entered wing landings wing secured unit progressed centre fought rioting prisoners reported governor instructed officers wing poles missiles thrown teams roof area fourth landing wing prisoners broke wing teams withdrew april leaving prisoners control wing prisoners involved rioting end day surrendered transferred prisons prisoners involved rioting prisoners occupied rooftop main prison night rooftop protest april estimated total prisoners control accommodation wings prison prisoners roof gave fist crowd watching prisoners wearing prison officers hats uniforms wearing masks improvised blankets banner unveiled read dead response claims press prisoners killed rioting units entered prison regained control prisoners surrendering peacefully statement released stating bodies found prison prison officers prisoners received treatment hospital date prisoners surrendered day prisoners remained prison april newspapers published pictures prisoners dead banner insisting prisoners killed prisoners responded banner read media contact manchester evening news newspaper contacted inside prison telephone prisoners outlined demands improved visiting facilities including right physical contact visitors children play area category prisoners allowed wear clothes able receive food parcels longer exercise periods end hour day lock allowed prison independent observer met prisoners described grievances included mental physical brutality poor food conditions drugs controlling prisoners inside prison units attempted regain control wing known battle wing prisoners built threw poles units approximately thirty minutes units withdrew regaining control wing end day riot prisoners controlled upper levels prison prison officers regained control lower level statement issued course evening prison staff access ground level wings main prison bodies found earlier today prison staff gained access main prison building order remove allow surrender inmates wished inmates injured process prison staff taken outside hospital treatment remain overnight observation negotiations carried prison staff inmates surrendered surrendered interviewed medically examined fed transferred accommodation soon april governor spoke press time describing riot explosion evil terrible day claimed rule prisoners treated wounds repeated sections press despite denied hospital public relations officer consultant charge prisoners surrendered day leaving prisoners inside prison identified day prison officer died hospital pneumonia injured riot suffered long standing medical condition prisoners surrendered april day announced public inquiry riot headed lord time plans retake entire prison force scrapped likelihood fatalities prisoners prison officers evening police prison officers introduced new tactics designed weaken resolve prisoners prevent sleeping loud music played lights roof prison officers riot shields shouted prisoners including calling rooftop protest watched crowd supporters outside prison political groups attended support prisoners including group class war april attempted shout prisoners demands crowd gathered drowned police taylor prisoners responded banner read fight stand firm behalf humanity april sun newspaper called end riot saying jail riot crushed prisoner called prison force earliest possible opportunity april prisoners surrendered leaving thirteen inside prison prisoners surrendered following day taken rooftop protest march april prisoners surrendered ill food poisoning local businesses calling end riot disruption caused including closure roads prison leather jacket retailer vicinity prison claimed lost revenue riot begun greater manchester police asked million cover costs riot described savage incident kind experienced british prison service april remaining seven prisoners began negotiations attempt bring rooftop protest end negotiations took place inside prison officials prisoner negotiating behalf remaining prisoners april lord captured unit way meet remaining prisoners later described reactions negotiations lord capture kept bid negotiations agree terms try tell hands word home officer hands hands think final stages protest help divert public attention poll tax revolt going country asked negotiate behalf defiant ending protest following capture lord remaining prisoners agreed april final day protest prison officers entered prison early morning gradually began occupy upper landings remaining prisoners seventeen year old captured leaving prisoners remaining roof prison officers reached roof sign similar ones prisoners protest read charge visits remaining prisoners removed roof cherry hydraulic platform giving fist press public descended course day riot longest british history prison officers prisoners injured disturbances prisons riot caused number protests prisons england scotland wales described solidarity actions riots approximately prisoners prison hull staged sit protest exercise yard april hearing riot radio disturbances occurred day prison prison prison rochester protest started days earlier conditions prison minor disturbances prison low newton prison april prison durham prison april april weekend april april saw protests prison system prison leeds sit protest arrival prisoners transferred prison prisoners wrecked wing prison prisoners protested roof wing banner read prisoners transferred prison bristol major protest following arrival prisoners took wings prison held control days prisoners prison cardiff destroyed cells hour rooftop protest took place prison heath disturbances occurred prison prison prison second protest took place prison hull prisoners staged sit protest exercise yard prisoners smashed windows prison april prisoners held prison officer hostage hours taking hall prison april april teenage prisoners prison cell seventeen hours april prisoners staged eighteen hour rooftop protest prison media reaction april newspapers reported weekend anti authority violence addition riot poll tax riot occurred london march reports violence included courts prisoners killed april page daily_mirror read prison mob hang cop claimed policeman imprisoned rape killed prisoners newspaper forced publish admitting reliable police sources mistaken man actually alive imprisoned prison leeds following end rooftop protest newspapers condemned prisoners daily_telegraph describing riot public spectacle independent describing dangerous unstable criminals enjoying destruction guardian urged government institute reforms view prevalent time stating initially riot appeared increase public support radical reform present prison system goodwill eroded antics weeks eroded details emerge forthcoming criminal ministers road begun travel change prison conditions crucial good order restored system act disbanding replaced produced comprehensive report press coverage riot report stated events report press occurred systematically mutilated bodies inter prisoner violence hours riot torture scale suggested early reports place found press coverage fell ethical error presenting speculation unconfirmed reports fact report month public inquiry held disturbances prisons beginning manchester june ending london october addition public inquiry lord majesty chief inspector prisons sent letters prisoner prison officer country prisoners prison officers responded excerpts letters finished report published february blamed loss control prison prison officers abandoning gates outside chapel effectively handed prison prisoners described conditions inside months leading riot viewed combination errors staff management prison central contributing factor riot blamed failure successive governments provide resources needed enable service provide increased prison population humane manner recommended major reform key recommendations accompanying proposals key recommendations closer cooperation different parts purpose national forum local committees established visible leadership director general seen operational head day day charge service achieve published compact contract given ministers director general responsible performance contract publicly day day operations increased delegation responsibility governors establishments enhanced role prison officers compact contract prisoner setting prisoner expectations responsibilities prison held national system time prison establishment required comply new prison rule establishment hold prisoners provided certified normal level accommodation provisions parliament informed exceptionally material departure rule public commitment ministers setting provide access inmates earliest practical date later february better prospects prisoners maintain links families community visits home leaves located community prisons near homes possible division prison establishments small secure units separate statement purpose separate conditions generally lower security prisoners improved standards justice prisons involving giving reasons prisoner decision adversely affects procedure disciplinary proceedings ensure governor deals matters present powers relieving role providing final access independent guardian newspaper described report blueprint restoration justice conditions home secretary welcomed pledged end accepted recommendations visits home leave telephone calls contrast proposed reforms baker proposed introduction new offence prison mutiny carrying maximum sentence years imprisonment stating events april marked watershed history prison service tolerate vandalism prisons saw relation riot began january trial conducted amid tight security including armed police patrolling area court body searches spectators specially constructed dock sides glass men went trial charged riot section public order act including charged murder day prisoner pleaded guilty charges riot conspiracy riot acquitted murder charge defendants acquitted murder eyewitness testimony possibility white died pre existing condition april defendants including convicted rioting remaining including acquitted taylor received year sentence maximum sentence judge power impose sentences received defendants ranged years half years imprisonment end trial total cost riot including prison costs police inquiry court case reached million second trial began court october dealt charges relating battle wing april fourteen defendants including man acquitted trial added list defendants defendants pleaded guilty violent disorder received year sentences years spent awaiting trial resulted freed remaining defendants pleaded guilty conspiracy commit harm intent conspiracy riot december escaped prison van transferring prison hull court recaptured escaping court february defendants conclusion trial defendants acquitted remainder found guilty conspiracy commit harm intent lesser charge conspiracy riot automatically dropped guilty announced charge passing sentence judge remarked period arrogance violence world price paid paid defendants received sentences ranging years years imprisonment defendants court hear verdict defendants run escaping treated following second trial defendants tried charges relating riot accepted plea defendants pleaded guilty violent disorder exchange dropping charges cases charges dropped completely september remaining defendant maintain plea guilty went trial convicted conspiracy commit harm sentenced thirty months imprisonment march prisoners appeared court charges escaping custody second riot trial pleaded guilty escaping custody occasion pleaded guilty escaping occasions sentenced eighteen months imprisonment escaping received additional year sentence escaping van transporting prison hull court july convicted attempting course justice attempting influence jury riot trial sentenced years imprisonment pleaded guilty charge received year sentence aftermath rebuilt refurbished cost million officially opened prison manchester press invited view new prison talk prisoners new governor prisoner told visiting journalists better conditions prison department riot old jail day brought conditions cost lives prisoner prison officer huge court trials years ago took riot abolished england wales scheduled abolished scotland budget restraints delayed prisoners scotland sixteen prisons ended leaving prison prison inmates access proper prisoners forced use chemical toilets difficulty installing modern prison granite structure prison closed december daily_telegraph reported prisoner serving year sentence conducting lone protest roof conditions prisoners newspaper referenced report interview lord chief justice lord earlier year described prisoners kept conditions bad time riots recommended prisons kept politics
1990 Strangeways Prison riot