Community hub
Recent from talks
Contribute something to knowledge base
Content stats: 0 posts, 0 articles, 1 media, 0 notes
Members stats: 0 subscribers, 0 contributors, 0 moderators, 0 supporters
Subscribers
Supporters
Contributors
Moderators
Hub AI
HM Prison Belmarsh AI simulator
(@HM Prison Belmarsh_simulator)
Hub AI
HM Prison Belmarsh AI simulator
(@HM Prison Belmarsh_simulator)
HM Prison Belmarsh
His Majesty's Prison Belmarsh is a Category A men's prison located in Thamesmead, south-east London, England. Belmarsh Prison is run by His Majesty's Prison Service and is situated next to HMP Isis and HMP Thameside. The prison is used for high-profile prisoners, particularly those concerning national security. Within the grounds of the prison is the High Security Unit (HSU), consisting of 48 single cells.
Belmarsh is nicknamed "Hellmarsh", owing to the high number of physical and authority abuses reported by both the prison's inmates (including former politician Jeffrey Archer, who coined the name and was imprisoned there for four years for perjury), and human rights activists.
Belmarsh Prison was built on part of the East site of the former Royal Arsenal in Woolwich and became operational on 2 April 1991. It adjoins Woolwich Crown Court.
In 1991, the armed robber Ronnie Field, an associate of London gangland boss Joey Pyle, was the first person to be held in Belmarsh's High Security Unit, shortly followed by members of the Arifs, a south-east London-based Turkish Cypriot gang, and those convicted of the £10 million Heathrow airport diamond heist.
Between 2001 and 2002, Belmarsh Prison was used to detain a number of people indefinitely without charge or trial under the provisions of Part 4 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, leading it to be called the "British version of Guantanamo Bay". The Law Lords later ruled in A v Secretary of State for the Home Dept that such imprisonment was discriminatory and against the Human Rights Act 1998.
It is often used for detention for terrorist-related offences. In September 2006, 51 such prisoners were held.
In 2009, an archaeological dig on the site led to the discovery of a nearly 6,000-year-old wooden trackway, which, behind Sweet Track near Glastonbury is the second oldest discovered in the British Isles.
In November 2009, an inspection report from the Chief Inspector of Prisons criticised the "extremely high" amount of force used to control inmates. The report also stated that an unusually high number of prisoners had reported being intimidated or victimised by staff.
HM Prison Belmarsh
His Majesty's Prison Belmarsh is a Category A men's prison located in Thamesmead, south-east London, England. Belmarsh Prison is run by His Majesty's Prison Service and is situated next to HMP Isis and HMP Thameside. The prison is used for high-profile prisoners, particularly those concerning national security. Within the grounds of the prison is the High Security Unit (HSU), consisting of 48 single cells.
Belmarsh is nicknamed "Hellmarsh", owing to the high number of physical and authority abuses reported by both the prison's inmates (including former politician Jeffrey Archer, who coined the name and was imprisoned there for four years for perjury), and human rights activists.
Belmarsh Prison was built on part of the East site of the former Royal Arsenal in Woolwich and became operational on 2 April 1991. It adjoins Woolwich Crown Court.
In 1991, the armed robber Ronnie Field, an associate of London gangland boss Joey Pyle, was the first person to be held in Belmarsh's High Security Unit, shortly followed by members of the Arifs, a south-east London-based Turkish Cypriot gang, and those convicted of the £10 million Heathrow airport diamond heist.
Between 2001 and 2002, Belmarsh Prison was used to detain a number of people indefinitely without charge or trial under the provisions of Part 4 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, leading it to be called the "British version of Guantanamo Bay". The Law Lords later ruled in A v Secretary of State for the Home Dept that such imprisonment was discriminatory and against the Human Rights Act 1998.
It is often used for detention for terrorist-related offences. In September 2006, 51 such prisoners were held.
In 2009, an archaeological dig on the site led to the discovery of a nearly 6,000-year-old wooden trackway, which, behind Sweet Track near Glastonbury is the second oldest discovered in the British Isles.
In November 2009, an inspection report from the Chief Inspector of Prisons criticised the "extremely high" amount of force used to control inmates. The report also stated that an unusually high number of prisoners had reported being intimidated or victimised by staff.
Recent media
Recent media