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Prisoner resistance

01 August 2002

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With prison conditions deteriorating as overcrowding increases, prisoners have begun to organise resistance to their conditions. Protests took place in September over conditions at HMP Swaleside, HM YOI Ashfield, and at HMP Pentonville, where an eight hour sit down was held over continued confinement to cells.
Three prisoners at HMP Frankland, Tony Daniels, Greg Newland and Tony Woods, have been on dirty protests to protest the continued segregation of Daniels, a black prisoner known for his spirited resistance to prison racism. Tony Daniels was held for seven months in segregation at HMP Long Lartin before being shipped to HMP Frankland and immediately re-segregated. A demonstration was held outside HMP Frankland to support the prisoners.
Dirty protests have also occurred at Swaleside and Long Lartin. At HMP Parkhurst, another black prisoner, Dorent Lord Francis, announced the start of an indefinite hunger strike on 11 September 2002, to protest his unjust imprisonment and wrongful conviction, and the Prison Service's violation of his right to privacy and family life - his location at Parkhurst prevents his elderly parents being able to visit him. For updates, contact Miscarriages of Justice UK on 0121-554-6947.
Miscarriages of Justice UK; Prisoners Fightback; Justice for Mark Barnsley Campaign

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