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thats more an artefact of the fact that most of our prisons were built in the 1800s. 2 in a cell is common. Until the 90s they never had indoor plumbing eithe
by t90fan 9y ago
thats more an artefact of the fact that most of our prisons were built in the 1800s.
2 in a cell is common.
Until the 90s they never had indoor plumbing either, only buckets in the cells. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slopping_out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slopping_out
- alex_hitchins 9y agoThe following article is worth a read too on the subject: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Strangeways_Prison_riot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Strangeways_Prison_riot I believe it was the squalid conditions that sparked the unrest.
- KGIII 9y agoThere are a number of documentaries where the instigators cite conditions and staff abuses as the reason for the Strangeways Riot. The two most serious ringleaders are both now free, or were in the most recent doc, and are doing fairl well. One is fond of handing out papers with motivational or philosophical thoughts on them and the other now has his own gym.