Hull prison 'on the brink of riot', MP claims
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East Hull MP Karl Turner made the claim as the area's Prison Officers Association chairman claimed the institution was "like a powder keg waiting to go off".
Mr Turner told the Hull Daily Mail: "I have it on good authority that Hull Prison is on the brink of a riot. And clearly, this chaos has been caused by the Government, no-one else."
The Ministry of Justice has been contacted for comment.
HMP Hull is a Victorian prison opened in 1870. It was expanded in 2002 with four new wings and other amenities.
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