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Lewes prison: Screw dog handler knocked out during ‘mini riot’

A female screw was knocked out by prisoners at Lewes prison near Brighton, in attack that has been described as a ‘mini riot.’ The screw who is a dog handler tried to intervene when a package that was thrown over … Continue reading

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Lewes Prison: Prisoners smash cells and offices during riot

A National Response Unit (Specialist Prison Riot Pigs) was called in to supress a riot at an east Sussex jail after prisoners “went on the rampage” for six hours. Cells and offices were damaged in the disturbance at Saturday at … Continue reading

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