HM Prison Hull

Hull Prison opened in 1870, and is of a typical Victorian design.

Ethel Major was the last person and only woman to be executed at Hull in 1934. She had been convicted of the murder of her husband.{{cite web|url=https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/within-these-walls-an-exhibition-illustrating-the-history-of-h.m.-prison-hu|title=Events – Heritage Open Days|publisher=Heritage Open Days|access-date=29 June 2017}} An exhibition "Within These Walls" follows the prison's history from 1299 to 1934.

The exhibition was designed and created by retired Officer Rob Nicholson and officially opened by Lawrence Major, Ethel's grandson.

In 1976 Hull prison was involved in a three-day riot by inmates of the prison. Over 100 prisoners were involved in a protest that erupted over staff brutality. The riot ended peacefully on 3 September 1976 but over two thirds of the prison was destroyed,{{cite web

| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/3/newsid_2495000/2495283.stm

| title = 1976: Hull prison riot ends

| access-date = 25 January 2008

| date = 3 September 1976

| work = On This Day

| publisher = BBC News

}}

with an estimated repair cost of £3 – £4 million. The prison was closed for a year while repairs were carried out.{{cite web

|url = http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/prisoninformation/locateaprison/prison.asp?id=461,15,2,15,461,0

|title = Prison Information – Hull

|access-date = 25 January 2008

|publisher = HM Prison Service

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071214191546/http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/prisoninformation/locateaprison/prison.asp?id=461%2C15%2C2%2C15%2C461%2C0

|archive-date = 14 December 2007

}} Disciplinary proceedings following the riots led to a number of legal challenges.R v Board of Visitors of Hull Prison, Ex parte St. Germain [1979] QB 425; O'Reilly v Mackman [1983] 2 AC 237

The Prison was removed from the high-security estate in 1985 and became a local prison holding inmates remanded and sentenced by courts in the area.

In 2002 a major expansion was completed making the prison more modern rather than Victorian, which added four new wings, a new gymnasium, a new health care centre and a multi-faith centre.

In January 2013, the Ministry of Justice announced that older parts of Hull Prison will close, with a reduction of 282 places at the prison.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20969898|title=Seven prison closures in England announced|date=10 January 2013|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 January 2013}} In April 2014 the Ministry of Justice announced that these would be brought back into use as the "prison population is currently above published projections".{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-26977834|title=Hull Prison to reopen two closed 19th Century cell wings|date=10 April 2014|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|access-date=10 April 2014}}

After rioting at Birmingham Prison in December 2016, some prisoners were transferred from Birmingham to Hull. Disturbances were reported at HMP Hull.{{cite news|url=http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2016-12-18/concern-over-trouble-at-hull-prison-after-transfer-of-inmates-from-birmingham/ |title=Disturbance at Hull Prison after transfer of inmates from Birmingham after riots|work=ITV|date=18 December 2016|access-date=19 December 2016}}

On 14 September 2018, Staff at HMP Hull, along with many other prisons across the country, walked out under protest due to health and safety conditions across the prison estate. The protest was amid fears of rising violence, wanting safety improvements and a reduction in violence and overcrowding.{{cite news|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/inmate-says-hull-prison-on-2008783#comments-section|title=Inmate says Hull Prison 'on verge of riot and could blow any minute'|first=Alex|last=Grove|date=15 September 2018|work=Hull Daily Mail|access-date=15 September 2018}}

In January 2019, it was announced that HMP Hull will be one of 10 prisons chosen for body scanners which aims to reduce drugs and violence, while improving standards, in the country's most challenging jails providing a template for the wider estate.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/drug-detection-technology-arrives-at-10-prisons|title=Drug detection technology arrives at 10 prisons|date=31 January 2019|publisher=UK Government|access-date=3 February 2019|type=Press Release}}

In January 2021, it was reported that HMP Hull had been dealing with a huge COVID-19 outbreak which saw around 80 prisoners and staff struck down by the virus.{{cite news|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/hull-prison-covid-sex-offenders-4901458|title=Hull Prison Covid outbreak sees up to 100 sex offenders struck down|first=James|last=Campbell|date=18 January 2021|work=Hull Daily Mail|access-date=23 January 2021}}

Hull is a local prison holding remand, sentenced and convicted males. Prisoners are employed in the workshops, kitchens, gardens and waste management departments. Education classes are also available to prisoners.

HMP Hull houses the Within These Walls exhibition which charts the history of Hull's prisons from 1299 through to the present day. The exhibition was created by retired Officer Rob Nicholson and opened in 2011.{{cite web|url=https://whatsonhub.com/hull/places/hmp-hull/|title=HMP Hull|date=7 August 2014|access-date=17 July 2019}}

• Charles Bronson{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/645085.stm|title=Charles Bronson tells of prison 'hell'|date=16 February 2000|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|access-date=3 April 2012}}
• Malcolm Fairley (aka "The Fox"){{Cite web |first=Mariam |last=Issimdar |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1dde87035po |title=Sex attacker Malcolm Fairley dubbed 'The Fox' dies in prison |date=29 May 2024 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=30 May 2024}}
• Robert Maudsley{{cite news|url=http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/the-notorious-criminals-behind-bars-in-hull-and-east-yorkshire/story-29848647-detail/story.html|title=Britain's most notorious criminals behind bars in Hull and East Yorkshire|date=30 October 2016|work=Hull Daily Mail|access-date=5 January 2017}}
• Tommy Robinson{{cite news|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/former-edl-leader-tommy-robinson-1612623|title=Former EDL leader Tommy Robinson 'being held in Hull prison'|work=Hull Daily Mail|access-date=27 May 2018}}
• Paul Sykes{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19780503&id=O_w9AAAAIBAJ&pg=6106,793780|title=The man who pulled his first punches behind bars|last=Hubbard|first=Alan|date=3 May 1978|work=Glasgow Herald|page=25|access-date=3 April 2012}}

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{{Commons category|HM Prison Hull}}

• [http://www.justice.gov.uk/global/contacts/noms/prison-finder/hull/ Ministry of Justice pages on Hull]
• [http://www.katesharpleylibrary.net/sxkttv Texts on the 1976 riot]
• [http://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspections/?s&location=hull HMP Hull – HM Inspectorate of Prisons Reports]

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