Hull (HM Prison)
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| Opened | 1870 |
| Management | HM Prison Service |
| Prison type | Adult Male/Category B&C |
| Prisoner figures | 1044 (August 2008) |
| Location | Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Governor | Paul Foweather OBE |
| Information | www.justice.gov.uk |
HM Prison Hull is a Category B men's local prison. The term 'local' means that this prison holds people on remand to the local courts. Hull Prison located in Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.
Hull Prison opened in 1870, and is of a typical Victorian design.
Ethel Major was the last person and only woman to be executed at Hull in 1934. She had been convicted of the murder of her husband [1]==History==
In 1976 Hull prison was involved in a three-day riot by inmates of the prison. Over 100 prisoners were involved in a protest that erupted over staff brutality. The riot ended peacefully on 3 September 1976 but over two thirds of the prison was destroyed,[2] with an estimated repair cost of £3 - £4 million. The prison was closed for a year while repairs were carried out.[3]
The Prison was removed from the high-security estate in 1985 and became a local prison holding inmates remanded and sentenced by courts in the area.[3]
In 2002 a major expansion was completed which added four new wings, a new gymnasium, a new health care centre and a multi-faith centre.[3]
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[edit] The prison today
Hull is a local prison holding remand, sentenced and convicted males. Prisoners are employed in the workshops, kitchen, gardens and works departments. Education classes are also available to prisoners.
Hull Prison now houses the Within These Walls exhibition which charts the history of Hull's prisons from 1299 through to the present day.[4]
[edit] Notable inmates
[edit] References
- ^ "hull prison exhibition opened". this is hull and east riding. http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/Last--Hangings-in-UK-Prisons-312433.html. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "1976: Hull prison riot ends". On This Day. BBC News. 1976-09-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/3/newsid_2495000/2495283.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ a b c "Prison Information - Hull". HM Prison Service. http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/prisoninformation/locateaprison/prison.asp?id=461,15,2,15,461,0. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ "Hanged woman's grandson opens Hull Prison exhibition Within These Walls". Hull Daily Mail. 16 April 2011. http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Hanged-woman-s-grandson-opens-prison-exhibition/story-11962116-detail/story.html. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
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Coordinates: 53°44′52″N 0°17′45″W / 53.74778°N 0.29583°W
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