Wandsworth (HM Prison)
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HM Prison Wandsworth is a Category B
men's prison
at Wandsworth
in the London Borough of Wandsworth
, south west
London, England. It is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service
and is the largest prison in London and one of the largest in western Europe, with similar capacity to Liverpool prison
.
principle with a number of corridors
radiating from a central control point with each prisoner having toilet
facilities. The toilets were subsequently removed to increase prison capacity and the prisoners had to engage in the purposefully humiliating process of 'slopping out
' until 1996.
In 1930, inmate James Edward Spiers, serving a 10-year sentence for armed robbery, committed suicide in front of a group of Justices of the Peace
who were there to witness him receive 15 lashes, then a form of judicial corporal punishment
.
In 1951 Wandsworth was the holding prison for a national stock of two types of implement for corporal punishment
inflicted in prison as a disciplinary penalty under the prison rules: the birch
and the cat o' nine tails
. An example of a flogging with the "cat" carried out in Wandsworth Prison itself was reported in July 1954.
were:
(in execution-year order)
On 25 April 1951 a double execution took place at Wandsworth, when Edward Smith and Joseph Brown stood on the gallows together and were executed simultaneously. The final executions at Wandsworth were those of Victor John Terry, on 25 May 1961, and Henryk Niemasz, on 8 September 1961. With the exceptions of Scott-Ford, Joyce and Amery, who were convicted of treachery
, all executions were for the crime of murder. The gallows
were kept in full working order until 1993 and tested every six months. In 1994 they were dismantled and the condemned suite is now used as a tea room for the prison officer
s.
The trapdoor and lever of the gallows was sent to the Prison Service Museum in Rugby, Warwickshire
. After this museum permanently closed in 2004, it was sent to the Galleries of Justice
in Nottingham
, where it and an execution box may be seen.
severely criticised the regime at Wandsworth Prison. The report stated that there was "a pervasive culture of fear
" at the jail, and that staff were "callous and uncaring" and guilty of intimidation, racism and sexism.
A further inspection report in June 2003 called for some inmates to be removed from Wandsworth prison to ease overcrowding. The report also stated that the prison's record on basic standards was "indefensible". However, the report praised the prison in several areas, notably its work with foreign national
s, improvements in healthcare, and measures to prevent suicide
and self harm.
In September 2004 the Chief Inspector claimed that conditions at Wandsworth Prison had deteriorated, and that the jail had been rated poorly on all four of the Prison Inspectorate's "healthy prison" tests. The tests included assessing safety, respect, purposeful activity and resettlement at the prison.
In October 2009, gross misconduct charges were brought against managers of Wandsworth Prison, after an investigation found that inmates had been temporarily transferred to HMP Pentonville
before inspections. The transfers, which included vulnerable prisoners, were in order to manipulate prison population figures.
Education and training courses are offered at Wandsworth, and are contracted from Kensington & Chelsea College. Facilities at the prison include two gym
s and a sports hall. The large prison chaplaincy offers chaplains from the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, Muslim
, Jewish, Sikh
, Hindu
, Buddhist, Mormon
and Jehovah's Witness faiths.
The establishment has an award winning in cell radio station called 'Radio Wanno' managed by Kevin Field for Media for Development, offering prisoners radio production and literacy qualifications, ICT, employability and life skills while broadcasting programme information, advice and guidance for prisoners linked to the 7 reducing reoffending pathways.
The PACT Centre is a visitors' centre at Wandsworth Prison. Facilities include a rest area, refreshments and a children's play area. The centre also provides information on a selection of support agencies, such as the Prisoners' Families & Friends Service.
Prison security categories in the United Kingdom
There are four prisoner security categories in the United Kingdom used to classify every adult prisoner for the purposes of assigning them to a prison. The categories are based upon the severity of the crime and the risk posed should the person escape....
men's prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
at Wandsworth
Wandsworth
Wandsworth is a district of south London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-Toponymy:...
in the London Borough of Wandsworth
London Borough of Wandsworth
The London Borough of Wandsworth is a London borough in southwest London, England, and forms part of Inner London.-History:The borough was formed in 1965 from the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and much of the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, but...
, south west
South West (London sub region)
The South West is a sub-region of the London Plan corresponding to the London Boroughs of London Borough of , Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton and Wandsworth. The sub region was established in 2008. The south west has a population of 1,600,000 and is the location...
London, England. It is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service
Her Majesty's Prison Service
Her Majesty's Prison Service is a part of the National Offender Management Service of the Government of the United Kingdom tasked with managing most of the prisons within England and Wales...
and is the largest prison in London and one of the largest in western Europe, with similar capacity to Liverpool prison
Liverpool (HM Prison)
HM Prison Liverpool is a categoryB/C local men's prison, located in the Walton area of Liverpool in England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:...
.
History
The prison was built in 1851 when it was known as Surrey House of Correction. It was designed according to the humane separate systemSeparate system
The Separate system is a form of prison management based on the principle of keeping prisoners in solitary confinement. When first introduced in the early 19th century, the objective of such a prison or "penitentiary" was that of penance by the prisoners through silent reflection, as much as that...
principle with a number of corridors
Hall
In architecture, a hall is fundamentally a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls. In the Iron Age, a mead hall was such a simple building and was the residence of a lord and his retainers...
radiating from a central control point with each prisoner having toilet
Toilet
A toilet is a sanitation fixture used primarily for the disposal of human excrement, often found in a small room referred to as a toilet/bathroom/lavatory...
facilities. The toilets were subsequently removed to increase prison capacity and the prisoners had to engage in the purposefully humiliating process of 'slopping out
Slopping out
Slopping out is the emptying of buckets of human waste when the cells are unlocked in prisons in the morning. Inmates without a toilet in the cell have to use a bucket or chamber pot while locked in during the night. The reason that some cells do not have toilets is that they date from the...
' until 1996.
In 1930, inmate James Edward Spiers, serving a 10-year sentence for armed robbery, committed suicide in front of a group of Justices of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
who were there to witness him receive 15 lashes, then a form of judicial corporal punishment
Judicial corporal punishment
Judicial corporal punishment refers to the infliction of corporal punishment as a result of a sentence by a court of law. The punishment can be flogging, caning, birching, whipping, or strapping...
.
In 1951 Wandsworth was the holding prison for a national stock of two types of implement for corporal punishment
Corporal punishment
Corporal punishment is a form of physical punishment that involves the deliberate infliction of pain as retribution for an offence, or for the purpose of disciplining or reforming a wrongdoer, or to deter attitudes or behaviour deemed unacceptable...
inflicted in prison as a disciplinary penalty under the prison rules: the birch
Birching
Birching is a corporal punishment with a birch rod, typically applied to the recipient's bare buttocks, although occasionally to the back and/or shoulders.-Implement:...
and the cat o' nine tails
Cat o' nine tails
The cat o' nine tails, commonly shortened to the cat, is a type of multi-tailed whipping device that originated as an implement for severe physical punishment, notably in the Royal Navy and Army of the United Kingdom, and also as a judicial punishment in Britain and some other...
. An example of a flogging with the "cat" carried out in Wandsworth Prison itself was reported in July 1954.
Execution site
Wandsworth was the site of 135 executions, between 1878 and 1961. The gallows was located on "E" wing. Among those executed by hangingHanging
Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck", though it formerly also referred to crucifixion and death by impalement in which the body would remain...
were:
(in execution-year order)
- George ChapmanGeorge Chapman (murderer)George Chapman was a Polish serial killer known as the Borough Poisoner. Born Seweryn Antonowicz Kłosowski in Poland, he moved as an adult to England, where he committed his crimes...
(1865–1903) - George Johnson ArmstrongGeorge Johnson ArmstrongGeorge Johnson Armstrong was the first British citizen to be executed under the Treachery Act 1940. Only two other British citizens shared this fate, Duncan Scott-Ford and Theodore Schurch....
(1902–1941) - Duncan Scott-FordDuncan Scott-FordDuncan Alexander Croall Scott-Ford was a British merchant seaman who was hanged for treachery after giving information to an enemy agent during World War II.-Family origins:...
(1921–1942) - August SangretAugust SangretAugust Sangret was a French-Canadian soldier of First Nations birth, convicted of murdering Joan Wolfe in Surrey, England and hanged. This murder case is also known as the Wigwam Murder.-Joan Wolfe:...
(1913–1943) - John AmeryJohn AmeryJohn Amery was a British fascist who proposed to the Wehrmacht the formation of a British volunteer force and made recruitment efforts and propaganda broadcasts for Nazi Germany...
(1912–1945)
- William JoyceWilliam JoyceWilliam Joyce , nicknamed Lord Haw-Haw, was an Irish-American fascist politician and Nazi propaganda broadcaster to the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He was hanged for treason by the British as a result of his wartime activities, even though he had renounced his British nationality...
(Lord Haw-HawLord Haw-HawLord Haw-Haw was the nickname of several announcers on the English-language propaganda radio programme Germany Calling, broadcast by Nazi German radio to audiences in Great Britain on the medium wave station Reichssender Hamburg and by shortwave to the United States...
) (1906–1946) - John George HaighJohn George HaighJohn George Haigh , commonly known as the "Acid Bath Murderer" , was an English serial killer during the 1940s. He was convicted of the murders of six people, although he claimed to have killed nine...
(1909–1949) - Derek BentleyDerek BentleyDerek William Bentley was a British teenager hanged for the murder of a police officer, committed in the course of a burglary attempt. The murder of the police officer was committed by a friend and accomplice of Bentley's, Christopher Craig, then aged 16. Bentley was convicted as a party to the...
(1933–1953) - Guenther PodolaGuenther PodolaGuenther Fritz Erwin Podola was a German-born petty thief, and the last man to be hanged in Britain for killing a police officer. His trial was notable and controversial because of his defence of amnesia and the use of expert witnesses to determine whether his illness was real.-Life:Podola was...
(1929–1959)
On 25 April 1951 a double execution took place at Wandsworth, when Edward Smith and Joseph Brown stood on the gallows together and were executed simultaneously. The final executions at Wandsworth were those of Victor John Terry, on 25 May 1961, and Henryk Niemasz, on 8 September 1961. With the exceptions of Scott-Ford, Joyce and Amery, who were convicted of treachery
Treason
In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife. Treason against the king was known as high treason and treason against a...
, all executions were for the crime of murder. The gallows
Gallows
A gallows is a frame, typically wooden, used for execution by hanging, or by means to torture before execution, as was used when being hanged, drawn and quartered...
were kept in full working order until 1993 and tested every six months. In 1994 they were dismantled and the condemned suite is now used as a tea room for the prison officer
Prison officer
A prison officer , also referred to as a corrections officer , correctional officer , or detention officer , is a person charged with the responsibility of the supervision, safety and security of prisoners in a prison, jail, or similar form of secure...
s.
The trapdoor and lever of the gallows was sent to the Prison Service Museum in Rugby, Warwickshire
Rugby, Warwickshire
Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, located on the River Avon. The town has a population of 61,988 making it the second largest town in the county...
. After this museum permanently closed in 2004, it was sent to the Galleries of Justice
Galleries of Justice
The Galleries of Justice museum is a tourist attraction on High Pavement in the Lace Market area of Nottingham, England. It is home to The Villainous Sheriff of Nottingham where you will discover Nottingham's horrible history and delve into the dark and disturbing past of Crime and PunishmentThe...
in Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
, where it and an execution box may be seen.
Recent history
In December 1999, an inspection report from Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of PrisonsHer Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons is the head of HM Inspectorate of Prisons and the senior inspector of prisons, young offender institutions and immigration service detention and removal centres in England and Wales...
severely criticised the regime at Wandsworth Prison. The report stated that there was "a pervasive culture of fear
Culture of fear
Culture of fear is a term used by certain scholars, writers, journalists and politicians who believe that some in society incite fear in the general public to achieve political goals, for example......
" at the jail, and that staff were "callous and uncaring" and guilty of intimidation, racism and sexism.
A further inspection report in June 2003 called for some inmates to be removed from Wandsworth prison to ease overcrowding. The report also stated that the prison's record on basic standards was "indefensible". However, the report praised the prison in several areas, notably its work with foreign national
Foreign national
Foreign national is a term used to describe a person who is not a citizen of the host country in which he or she is residing or temporarily sojourning. In Canada, a foreign national is defined as someone who is not a Canadian citizen nor a permanent resident of Canada...
s, improvements in healthcare, and measures to prevent suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
and self harm.
In September 2004 the Chief Inspector claimed that conditions at Wandsworth Prison had deteriorated, and that the jail had been rated poorly on all four of the Prison Inspectorate's "healthy prison" tests. The tests included assessing safety, respect, purposeful activity and resettlement at the prison.
In October 2009, gross misconduct charges were brought against managers of Wandsworth Prison, after an investigation found that inmates had been temporarily transferred to HMP Pentonville
Pentonville (HM Prison)
HM Prison Pentonville is a Category B/C men's prison, operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service. Pentonville Prison is not actually within Pentonville itself, but is located further north, on the Caledonian Road in the Barnsbury area of the London Borough of Islington, in inner-North London,...
before inspections. The transfers, which included vulnerable prisoners, were in order to manipulate prison population figures.
The prison today
Wandsworth Prison contains eight wings on two units. The smaller unit, containing three wings, was originally designed for women but now houses the Vulnerable Prisoners Unit - primarily those convicted of sex offences.Education and training courses are offered at Wandsworth, and are contracted from Kensington & Chelsea College. Facilities at the prison include two gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
s and a sports hall. The large prison chaplaincy offers chaplains from the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
, Jewish, Sikh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
, Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
, Buddhist, Mormon
Mormon
The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
and Jehovah's Witness faiths.
The establishment has an award winning in cell radio station called 'Radio Wanno' managed by Kevin Field for Media for Development, offering prisoners radio production and literacy qualifications, ICT, employability and life skills while broadcasting programme information, advice and guidance for prisoners linked to the 7 reducing reoffending pathways.
The PACT Centre is a visitors' centre at Wandsworth Prison. Facilities include a rest area, refreshments and a children's play area. The centre also provides information on a selection of support agencies, such as the Prisoners' Families & Friends Service.
Notable inmates
- Oscar WildeOscar WildeOscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...
, writer - Ronnie Kray, organised crime leader
- Ronnie BiggsRonnie BiggsRonald Arthur "Ronnie" Biggs is an English criminal, known for his role in the Great Train Robbery of 1963, for his escape from prison in 1965, for living as a fugitive for 36 years and for his various publicity stunts while in exile. In 2001, he voluntarily returned to the United Kingdom and...
, participant in the Great Train RobberyGreat Train Robbery (1963)The Great Train Robbery is the name given to a £2.6 million train robbery committed on 8 August 1963 at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England. The bulk of the stolen money was not recovered...
, who escaped from the prison in 1965 before fleeing the country - Pete DohertyPete DohertyPeter Doherty is an English musician, writer, actor, poet and artist. He is best known musically for being co-frontman of The Libertines, which he reformed with Carl Barât in 2010. His other musical project is indie band Babyshambles...
, musicianMusicianA musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession.... - Charles Bronson (prisoner)Charles Bronson (prisoner)Charles Bronson is a Welsh criminal often referred to in the British press as the "most violent prisoner in Britain"....
, notorious long-term inmate and artist. - Julian AssangeJulian AssangeJulian Paul Assange is an Australian publisher, journalist, writer, computer programmer and Internet activist. He is the editor in chief of WikiLeaks, a whistleblower website and conduit for worldwide news leaks with the stated purpose of creating open governments.WikiLeaks has published material...
, was remanded in custody at HMP Wandsworth on 7 December 2010 after being refused bail prior to an extradition hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court. On December 16 2010, he was released on bail after another appeal. - David ChaytorDavid ChaytorDavid Michael Chaytor is a former British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Bury North from 1997 to 2010. He was the first member of Parliament to be sentenced following the United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal of 2009.On 2 June 2009, he announced that he...
, first MP to be convicted for his part in the United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandalUnited Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandalThe United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal was a major political scandal triggered by the leak and subsequent publication by the Telegraph Group in 2009 of expense claims made by members of the United Kingdom Parliament over several years... - Bat KhurtsBat KhurtsBat Khurts is the Head of the Executive Office of Mongolian National Security Council and the former head of Mongolia's Central Spy Agency.-Arrest:...
, head of Mongolia's counter-terrorism agency, 2010. - James Ibori, Influential Nigerian Politician
- Kate Webster, perpetrator of the Murder of Julia Martha ThomasMurder of Julia Martha ThomasThe murder of Julia Martha Thomas, dubbed the Barnes Mystery or the Richmond Murder by the press, was one of the most notorious crimes in late 19th-century Britain. Thomas, a widow in her 50s who lived in Richmond in west London, was murdered on 2 March 1879 by her maid, Kate Webster, a...
- Salman ButtSalman ButtSalman Butt is a former Pakistani cricketer who was a regular Test and ODI left-handed opening batsman. He made his Test debut on 3 September 2003 in the third Test against Bangladesh, and a year later made his ODI debut against West Indies on 22 September 2004. He was appointed captain of the...
, cricketer convicted for his part in the Pakistan cricket spot-fixing controversy. - Mohammad Asif, cricketer convicted for his part in the Pakistan cricket spot-fixing controversy.
- Mazhar MajeedMazhar MajeedMazhar Majeed is a British Pakistani sporting agent and bookmaker who came under police investigation in 2010 following reports of cricket 'match fixing' after a News of the World sting operation. On Saturday August 28, 2010, he was arrested by the Scotland Yard for allegedly fixing a Test match...
, cricket agent convicted for his part in the Pakistan cricket spot-fixing controversy.
In popular culture
Wandsworth is mentioned in:- "Cool for CatsCool For Cats (song)"Cool for Cats" was the second single released from Squeeze's Cool for Cats album. It featured a comparatively rare lead vocal performance from Squeeze lyricist Chris Difford, one of only two occasions he sang lead on a Squeeze single A-side...
" (1979), a song by Squeeze - "Switch", a song by SenserSenserSenser, a politically-charged UK band, originally formed in South West London from a group of friends in the late 1980s, Nick Michaelson , Heitham Al-Sayed , Kerstin Haigh , John Morgan , James Barrett and Alan "Hagos/Haggis" Haggarty and in 1992 they were joined by Spiral Tribe D.J, Andy Clinton...
- "Let Him Dangle", a song from the Elvis CostelloElvis CostelloElvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...
album SpikeSpike (Elvis Costello album)Spike is the 12th studio album by the British rock singer and songwriter Elvis Costello, released on and compact disc as Warner Brothers 25848. It was his first album for the label. It peaked at #5 on the UK album chart, and at #32 on the Billboard 200....
(1989) - "Truth Rest Your Head", a song by GeneGene (band)Gene were an English alternative rock quartet that rose to prominence in the mid 1990s. Formed in 1993, they were popularly labelled as a Britpop band and often drew comparisons to The Smiths because of their Morrissey-esque lead singer, Martin Rossiter. Gene's music was influenced by The Jam, The...
- "The Battle of Epping ForestThe Battle of Epping ForestThe Battle of Epping Forest is a song by English rock band Genesis, appearing on their 1973 album Selling England by the Pound. At 11 minutes and 49 seconds long, it is the longest song on the album....
" (1973), a song by GenesisGenesis (band)Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...
, that mentions a hood: "Liquid Len by name, of wine, women and Wandsworth fame" - Derek Bentley was held in this prison up until he was hanged in 1953 and featured in the film Let Him Have ItLet Him Have ItLet Him Have It is a 1991 British film, which was based on the true story of the case against Derek Bentley, who was hanged for murder under controversial circumstances on 28 January 1953. While Bentley did not directly play a role in the murder of PC Sidney Miles, he received the greater...
(1991) - AtonementAtonement (novel)Atonement is a 2001 novel by British author Ian McEwan.On a fateful day, a young girl makes a terrible mistake that has life-changing effects for many people...
(2001), a novel by Ian McEwanIan McEwanIan Russell McEwan CBE, FRSA, FRSL is a British novelist and screenwriter, and one of Britain's most highly regarded writers. In 2008, The Times named him among their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945"....
, in which the character Robbie Turner is imprisoned in Wandsworth for over four years - Down and Out in Paris and LondonDown and Out in Paris and LondonDown and Out in Paris and London is the first full-length work by the English author George Orwell , published in 1933. It is a memoir in two parts on the theme of poverty in the two cities. The first part is a picaresque account of living on the breadline in Paris and the experience of casual...
(1933), a novel by George OrwellGeorge OrwellEric Arthur Blair , better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist...
, in which the prison is mentioned toward the end of the novel - It's a BattlefieldIt's a BattlefieldIt's a Battlefield is an early novel by Graham Greene, first published in the year 1934. Graham Greene later described it as his "first overtly political novel"...
(1934), a novel by Graham GreeneGraham GreeneHenry Graham Greene, OM, CH was an English author, playwright and literary critic. His works explore the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world...
who visited Wandsworth and used it as the model for the prison in which the hero awaits execution in the novel - The short story "The Nonce Prize", which is set in and around the prison in collection of short fiction Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough BoysTough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough BoysFirst published in hard cover in April 1998 and paperback in March 1999 "Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough boys" is a collection of short fiction by English author Will Self. The New York Times Book Review said of the collection......
(1998) by Will SelfWill SelfWilliam Woodard "Will" Self is an English novelist and short story writer. His fictional style is known for being satirical, grotesque, and fantastical. He is a prolific commentator on contemporary British life, with regular appearances on Newsnight and Question Time... - SurvivorsSurvivorsSurvivors is a British post-apocalyptic fiction television series devised by Terry Nation and produced by Terence Dudley at the BBC from 1975 to 1977...
, a television series in which Tom Price escapes the prison after the deadly virus, killing the one remaining prison officer who survived in the process - A Clockwork OrangeA Clockwork OrangeA Clockwork Orange is a 1962 dystopian novella by Anthony Burgess. The novel contains an experiment in language: the characters often use an argot called "Nadsat", derived from Russian....
(1962), a novel by Anthony BurgessAnthony BurgessJohn Burgess Wilson – who published under the pen name Anthony Burgess – was an English author, poet, playwright, composer, linguist, translator and critic. The dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange is Burgess's most famous novel, though he dismissed it as one of his lesser works...
, where the character Alex is imprisoned - The February 12, 2011 episode of Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
featured a satirical theatrical trailer for the British film 'Don' You Go Rounin' Roun to Re Ro'. In the clip, character Terry Donovan is shown being released from HM Prison Wandsworth.