Prisoners on roof of Dartmoor Jail
POLICE and firefighters were put on alert after two serving prisoners climbed onto the roof of Dartmoor prison.
The prisoners gained access to the roof at around 2.10pm yesterday where they remained for a number of hours.
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Prisoners have got onto the roof of HMP Dartmoor
A Prison Service spokesman confirmed the two prisoners had climbed onto the roof of the prison. The spokesman said specialist staff had worked to "bring the situation to a safe conclusion."
Police said they were contacted by prison authorities at 2.38pm, making them aware of the situation, while the Devon and Somerset Fire Service were also alerted, in case of need of the service's aerial platform, based at Crownhill in Plymouth.
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HMP Dartmoor houses 640 prisoners and was built in 1809. It was recently criticised by HM Inspectorate of Prisons following a review. While improvements were noted, its wings and cells were considered to be still "shabby", "cold and damp".
Following a damning inspecting in 2010, the latest report earlier this year revealed progress in terms of being safer, proactive and "reasonably effective in addressing the number of violent or antisocial incidents."
Inspectors also found that "arrangements to support those in self-harm crisis were good" and the "use of illicit drugs was reasonably low".
Comments
by CharlieDodd
Sunday, September 16 2012, 8:31PM
“The screws better check the loft to see if they were building a colditz glider up there”
by BOREDOFPLYM1
Saturday, September 15 2012, 11:54PM
“bonus they got on the roof now we leave then up their cut of their route back and then watch the ferzze and die - a masssive saver for the tax payer it should be encouraged”
by CharlieDodd
Saturday, September 15 2012, 11:46PM
“CON 1- "I'm busting out of ere, I got it all planned!""
CON 2- "I'll tag on wiv yer if yer don't mind"
Later on roof-
CON 2- "Well we made it, when are the boys coming in a helicopter to lift us to freedom?"
CON 1- "Helicopter? Drat, i knew i'd forgot sumfink"”
by Workitout
Saturday, September 15 2012, 9:33PM
“"Serving Prisoners"????
They are not serving anyone....
and if they fall off the roof?????
They should not have gone up there.
Stop Taking The Drugs.”
by blogtodi
Saturday, September 15 2012, 5:07PM
“Great comments guys and gals. Even CharlieBob got positive votes! Well done Charles.
Bikerlad, do they still have 303s? Bolt-action Lee Enfields? 20 rounds in the mag and one up the spout?”
by Z1982
Friday, September 14 2012, 9:13AM
“Just goes to show what a joke our prisons are! and as for the cells being cold and damp...well so what! It's prison. From what I've heard going "inside" is better than living "outside" I mean I have to pay rent to live in my somewhat damp house.”
by queenie1923
Friday, September 14 2012, 7:18AM
“wot i would like to know how they got on the roof ???? , especially if its called a prison take away there fancy playstations there pool tables dvds tvs, and above all there so called rights they shouldnt have any rights in prision if they kept there noses clean in the first place they wouldt be in there ...................”
by dodd30
Friday, September 14 2012, 1:38AM
“They're only setting themselves up for a fall”
by sidewinder
Thursday, September 13 2012, 9:25PM
“Target practice”
by kazim818
Thursday, September 13 2012, 9:20PM
“'Shabby cold and damp'
Exactly as prison should be not the five star luxury these buffoons expect!”