Ffs! If you cant even hack an open prison, dont do the crime, you cunts!
Police called to Ford open prison after rioting
A number of buildings were set on fire by the rioters
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Specialist police and fire services are at Ford open prison near Arundel, West Sussex, after a riot broke out, the Prison Service has confirmed.
In a statement, the Ministry of Justice said that around 40 prisoners began smashing windows and setting fires in some buildings.
A spokesman said prison service staff were forced to retreat.
He added: "We have no reports of any injuries to staff or prisoners at this stage."
The inmates involved also set off fire alarms at the prison after the disturbance began at around midnight on New Year's Eve going into New Year's Day.
The spokesman said: "Specialist teams of prison officers have been called in to deal with the incident."
HMP Ford accepts category D offenders who have under two years left to serve on their sentences.
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The Prison Service website says the institution - which can hold up to 557 inmates - does not house criminals who have been convicted of arson, some sexual offences, or 'restraining' offences.
The facility is split into two sites which is divided by a main road. One of the sides is mainly residential, while the other generally consists of work spaces.
Concerns had been raised in the past about the way the prison was operated.
In 2009, the prison's own Independent Monitoring Board said people had been able to smuggle in drugs, alcohol and mobile phones.
It called for upgraded CCTV for the site to be installed as a priority.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12102266
Police called to Ford open prison after rioting
A number of buildings were set on fire by the rioters http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12102266#story_continues_1
Specialist police and fire services are at Ford open prison near Arundel, West Sussex, after a riot broke out, the Prison Service has confirmed.
In a statement, the Ministry of Justice said that around 40 prisoners began smashing windows and setting fires in some buildings.
A spokesman said prison service staff were forced to retreat.
He added: "We have no reports of any injuries to staff or prisoners at this stage."
The inmates involved also set off fire alarms at the prison after the disturbance began at around midnight on New Year's Eve going into New Year's Day.
The spokesman said: "Specialist teams of prison officers have been called in to deal with the incident."
HMP Ford accepts category D offenders who have under two years left to serve on their sentences.
Continue reading the main story HMP Ford
- 557 capacity
- Category D male prison
- Focuses on resettlement
- Former Fleet Air Arm station
- Converted 1960
- Mixture of huts and landings
The Prison Service website says the institution - which can hold up to 557 inmates - does not house criminals who have been convicted of arson, some sexual offences, or 'restraining' offences.
The facility is split into two sites which is divided by a main road. One of the sides is mainly residential, while the other generally consists of work spaces.
Concerns had been raised in the past about the way the prison was operated.
In 2009, the prison's own Independent Monitoring Board said people had been able to smuggle in drugs, alcohol and mobile phones.
It called for upgraded CCTV for the site to be installed as a priority.
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