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| Disturbance breaks out at prison | Disturbance breaks out at prison |
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| A disturbance has broken out at a prison in Rutland that is being dealt with by specialist officers. | |
| A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said there had been "concerted indiscipline at HMP Ashwell involving a number of prisoners. | A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said there had been "concerted indiscipline at HMP Ashwell involving a number of prisoners. |
| "The perimeter is secure and police are in attendance outside the prison," the spokeswoman added. | "The perimeter is secure and police are in attendance outside the prison," the spokeswoman added. |
| Smoke has been seen coming from the site. Fire crews are at the category C male prison, near Oakham. | Smoke has been seen coming from the site. Fire crews are at the category C male prison, near Oakham. |
| Nick Crossfield, who lives near the prison said there was a lot of police activity at the site and could hear inmates shouting. | Nick Crossfield, who lives near the prison said there was a lot of police activity at the site and could hear inmates shouting. |
| He said: "We don't feel threatened and it's normally quite peaceful. | He said: "We don't feel threatened and it's normally quite peaceful. |
| "We don't normally get this kind of activity around here." | "We don't normally get this kind of activity around here." |
| The prison, built on a former Army camp, started as an open prison in 1955 and was converted to a category C jail in 1987. | The prison, built on a former Army camp, started as an open prison in 1955 and was converted to a category C jail in 1987. |
| It has a maximum capacity of 619 inmates and is one-and-a-half miles from Oakham. | It has a maximum capacity of 619 inmates and is one-and-a-half miles from Oakham. |
| In 2003, computers, office equipment and windows were smashed by four prisoners who barricaded themselves into a room at a Leicestershire prison. | In 2003, computers, office equipment and windows were smashed by four prisoners who barricaded themselves into a room at a Leicestershire prison. |