Riots - Revision history

Paul Herring at 11:10, 17 December 2018

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Paul Herring at 11:40, 28 November 2018

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Paul Herring: /* February 2008 - Quebec */

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February 2008 - Quebec

Paul Herring: /* July 2008 - Merseyside, England */

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July 2008 - Merseyside, England

Paul Herring: /* May 2017 - Staffordshire, England */

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May 2017 - Staffordshire, England

Paul Herring: /* August 2017 - Cumbria, England */

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August 2017 - Cumbria, England

Paul Herring: /* August 2017 - Birmingham, England */

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August 2017 - Birmingham, England

Paul Herring at 08:51, 29 June 2018

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Paul Herring at 08:50, 29 June 2018

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Paul Herring: /* May 2018 - Leicester, England */

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May 2018 - Leicester, England

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	An analysis was carried out earlier this year on the impact of the tobacco ban on Prison Safety and Security. There is no conclusive evidence of an increase in violence in prisons attributable to the tobacco ban. No additional security measures have been implemented in any prison following the implementation of the tobacco ban.<ref>[https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-06-04/149636/ Prisons: Smoking:Written question - 149636 ] - www.parliament.uk</ref>}}		An analysis was carried out earlier this year on the impact of the tobacco ban on Prison Safety and Security. There is no conclusive evidence of an increase in violence in prisons attributable to the tobacco ban. No additional security measures have been implemented in any prison following the implementation of the tobacco ban.<ref>[https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-06-04/149636/ Prisons: Smoking:Written question - 149636 ] - www.parliament.uk</ref>}}

		+	== Dec 2019 - Prison violence in general in the UK ==
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		+	{{quote\|1=Prison violence at an 'unprecedented' high as the number of attacks by inmates on officers soars by 300 in just a year
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		+	* 1,838 recorded incidents of physical assaults in 2017 compared to 1,529 in 2016
		+	* Yorkshire had one of biggest rises with 380 incidents in 2016, then 542 last year
		+	* In London and Thames Valley, it rose from 695 attacks in 2016 to 884 a year later
		+	* Union: 'Levels of violence against prison officers are at unprecedented levels'<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6471173/Prison-violence-unprecedented-high.html Prison violence at 'unprecidented' high] - [[Daily Mail]]</ref>}}

	== May 2018 - Leicester, England ==		== May 2018 - Leicester, England ==

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 An analysis was carried out earlier this year on the impact of the tobacco ban on Prison Safety and Security. There is no conclusive evidence of an increase in violence in prisons attributable to the tobacco ban. No additional security measures have been implemented in any prison following the implementation of the tobacco ban.<ref>[https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-06-04/149636/ Prisons: Smoking:Written question - 149636 ] - www.parliament.uk</ref>}}
 == May 2018 - Leicester, England ==
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 The Welford Road jail became strictly non-smoking on July 24 last year.<ref>[https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/ban-smoking-availability-spice-blamed-1535931 Ban on smoking and availability of spice blamed for rise in violence at Leicester Prison] - Leicester Mercury</ref>}}
 == Jan 2018 - HMP Erlestoke, Wiltshire, England ==

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 == February 2008 - Quebec ==
-{{quote|1=Another riot happened in February 2008, apparently triggered by a smoking ban at the facility.<ref>[http://www.ctvnews.ca/two-inmates-dead-after-fire-riot-at-quebec-prison-1.534982 Two inmates dead after fire, riot at Quebec prison] - CTV News</ref>
+{{quote|1=Another riot happened in February 2008, apparently triggered by a smoking ban at the facility.<ref>[http://www.ctvnews.ca/two-inmates-dead-after-fire-riot-at-quebec-prison-1.534982 Two inmates dead after fire, riot at Quebec prison] - CTV News</ref>}}
 ==References==

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 {{quote|1=[about a riot] Outlawing smoking can sometimes do as much harm as good when it comes to controlling the inmate population, he said. Often, that will create a black market in which a pack of cigarettes could be sold for hundreds of dollars.<ref>[http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/smoking-policy-relaxed-at-site-of-ky-prison-riot-1.1416595 Smoking policy relaxed at site of Ky. prison riot] - Newsday</ref>}}
-== July 2008 - Merseyside, England ==
+== July 2008 - Ashworth (prisoner's) Hospital, Merseyside, England ==
 {{quote|1=Solicitor Richard Nicholas, whose Ashworth clients include child killer Brady, said: "The smoking ban didn't go down too well with a lot of the patients.

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 {{quote|1=A rise in the number of violent and self harm incidents at Parc Prison could be linked to the smoking ban, a review has found.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-40657742 - Parc Prison: Rise in violence since smoking ban] - BBC</ref>}}
-== May 2017 - Staffordshire, England ==
+== May 2017 - HMP Drake Hall, Staffordshire, England ==
 {{quote|1=Some 'nicotine addict' prisoners became violent and staged sit-ins knowing they would be moved to another jail where they can smoke freely.

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 {{quote|1=On Twitter, a West Midlands based criminology lecturer claimed the prison's Wing A was "severely damaged" as inmates were heard chanting "we want burn" - which is prison slang for tobacco.<ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/riots-erupt-birmingham-prison-one-11106728 'We want burn!' Rioting prisoners 'demand tobacco' at Birmingham prison with 'one wing lost' as anti-riot teams prepare to storm jail] - Mirror</ref>}}
-== August 2017 - Cumbria, England ==
+== August 2017 - HMP Haverigg, Cumbria, England ==
 {{quote|1=Prisoners staged a nine-hour riot and caused hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage - after they were banned from smoking.

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 Two prisoners were injured during the disturbances - said to have been sparked by the attempted enforcement of a smoking ban.<ref>[https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/two-days-riots-walton-prison-13680716 Two days of riots at Walton prison sees inmates 'set fire to cells'] - Liverpool Echo</ref>}}
-== August 2017 - Birmingham, England ==
+== August 2017 - HMP Birmingham, England ==
 {{quote|1=On Twitter, a West Midlands based criminology lecturer claimed the prison's Wing A was "severely damaged" as inmates were heard chanting "we want burn" - which is prison slang for tobacco.<ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/riots-erupt-birmingham-prison-one-11106728 'We want burn!' Rioting prisoners 'demand tobacco' at Birmingham prison with 'one wing lost' as anti-riot teams prepare to storm jail] - Mirror</ref>}}

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 {{quote3|1='''Prisons: Smoking'''
- To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of (a) violence and (b) disturbance there has been in each prison since the implementation of the smoking ban.
+To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of (a) violence and (b) disturbance there has been in each prison since the implementation of the smoking ban.
 '''Answered by: Rory Stewart'''

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-Another of Tobacco Control's lies
+Another of Tobacco Control's lies..
-{{quote3|1=[[Deborah Arnott]], chief executive of charity Action on Smoking and Health, said there was no evidence to support claims that depriving prisoners of tobacco could lead to riots.
+{{quote2|1=[[Deborah Arnott]], chief executive of charity Action on Smoking and Health, said there was no evidence to support claims that depriving prisoners of tobacco could lead to riots.
 “Prisons all around the world have gone smoke-free with few problems and, in the UK, all high-security psychiatric facilities have already gone smoke-free, as have prisons in the Isle of Man and Guernsey, without any trouble,” she said.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jul/26/whitehall-prison-smoking-ban Whitehall ‘knew about health risks’ to prison warders as anti-smokers push for total ban] - The Guardian</ref>}}
-{{quote3|1=Yet every time the idea of a ban is raised in the media, the headlines inevitably focus on fears of unrest and riots, rather than the health and wellbeing of inmates and staff.
+{{quote2|1=Yet every time the idea of a ban is raised in the media, the headlines inevitably focus on fears of unrest and riots, rather than the health and wellbeing of inmates and staff.
 The hypothesis that depriving smokers of tobacco could destabilise prisons may sound plausible, but there is little evidence to back it up.<ref>[https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27942-i-dont-predict-a-riot-jail-smoking-ban-need-not-spell-unrest/ I don’t predict a riot: jail smoking ban need not spell unrest] - New Scientist</ref>}}
 == May 2018 - Leicester, England ==
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 The Welford Road jail became strictly non-smoking on July 24 last year.<ref>[https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/ban-smoking-availability-spice-blamed-1535931 Ban on smoking and availability of spice blamed for rise in violence at Leicester Prison] - Leicester Mercury</ref>}}
 == August 2017 - Birmingham, England ==
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 Inmates smashed sinks, flooded cells and destroyed TVs at the Category C HMP Haverigg as they became the latest prison to be subject to the smoking ban.<ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/prison-trashed-nine-hour-riot-11060474 Prison trashed in nine-hour riot after cigarette ban - and warders warn of more problems to come] - Mirror</ref>}}
 == May 2017 - Staffordshire, England ==
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 'There were women screaming and shouting, sitting on the roofs of blocks. After it calmed down a lot of those involved were transferred, probably to prisons where they can smoke.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4704088/Prisoners-RIOTING-Government-smoking-ban.html Prisoners are RIOTING over a Government ban on smoking in jails being rolled out across the country] - Daily Mail</ref>}}
 == June 2015 - Melbourne, Australia ==