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UK: Inmate Protests at HMP Shotts:

01 January 2003

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HMP Shotts, in Lanarkshire, has been hit by a wave of inmate protests over conditions at the maximum security jail. Three prison officers were injured in an incident on 8 January at the jail's secure unit. Earlier in the week, over 80 inmates had taken part in a 19 hour protest at the jail, which has a history of protest over deteriorating conditions and alleged brutality by prison staff. BBC News 8.1.03; Guardian 8.1.03.

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