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Prisions in brief; UK: Rioting at HMP Shotts.

01 March 2003

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HMP Shotts in Lanarkshire saw rioting again, on 4-5 April 2003. About 35 inmates were said to be involved, in protests and disruption at the National Induction Centre, where all inmates sentenced to 10 years or more serve their first 12 months. The top floor of the unit was severely damaged and one prison officer received hospital treatment for minor injuries. In January 2003, an investigation was launched after two serious incidents, including a siege involving 80 inmates. The protests at Shotts reflect poor conditions for prisoners across the Scottish prison estate. Shotts has a high level of prisoner-on-prisoner violence. Across the Scottish prison estate, 24 % of prisoners continue to “slop-out” in the absence of decent in-cell sanitation. There were 84 suicides across the Scottish prison estate between 1996-2002. Miscarriages of Justice UK 5.4.03; Scottish Parliament Information Centre; BBC News 5.4.03

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