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Reading: Riot cops fight 300 strong masked ravers

Three hundred masked ravers descended on a field in the Berkshire countryside near Reading and fought it out with riot cops with stones. The disorder started when a ‘citizen of the year’ hotel owner called the cops because the windows … Continue reading

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New Hall prison: Women in nude stand off

A five hour nude stand-off occurred in a yard of New Hall prison in West Yorkshire on 2nd October. Six women stripped in the exercise yard, barricaded themselves in and threatened the screws with table legs. The female prisoners were … Continue reading

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HMP Isle of Wight: Prisoners in 13 hour roof stand-off

Two prisoners at Isle of Wight prison managed to climb on top of the roof of their wing in Newport on Tuesday in the middle of the day. The stand-off lasted more than 13 hours with the prisoners protesting at … Continue reading

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Birmingham Prison: Riot cops sent in after stand-off on wing, ‘unexplained’ death of prisoner

A squad of specialist prison riot cops were sent into Birmingham prison after a stand-off between prisoners and screws. The scum multi-national G4S, which operates HM Prison Birmingham, confirmed the incident happened on Friday night but denied that it was … Continue reading

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