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Riot at HM Prison Parkhurst, Newport, Isle of Wight in October 1969: trial proceedings;...
Catalogue reference: HO 391/248
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 391/248
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1970 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Riot at HM Prison Parkhurst, Newport, Isle of Wight in October 1969: trial proceedings; some participating prisoners sentenced; appeals disallowed by court; civil proceedings by injured prisoners against Home Office and prison staff
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Physical Description: With enclosure
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Creating government department or its successor
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- PDG 68 0210/0002/010
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- file(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Litigation
- Public disorder
- Prisons
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Record URL
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HO 391
Home Office: Prison Department: General (PDG Symbol Series) Files
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