Sheep magazine archive 1: issues 3-9

From R.T. Hoskins, 874880
It little matters what caused the riot at Hull prison. All kinds of excuses
have been given. Brutalities have been mentioned, and ‘three just
men’ have disbelieved us. Not only that, they have punished us.
You have all read about the riot, you have your own views on the
subject. Let me tell you what happened after the riot. Let me tell you
what I saw, and what I know the papers don’t know.
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We all came down on Friday 3 September, we all expected a good
hiding, we had been threatened before we came down. We were
searched and all our personal property taken from us. Then we were
locked up, and apart from a bowl of soup at 7 o’clock, the door
remained locked. All I had in my cell was a mattress, two tatty and
damp blankets and no windows. During the night screws banged on
my door and told me what to expect when I was unlocked. They told
me they were going to cripple me, take out my eyes, rip off my arms.
They kept this up all night.
Breakfast 4 September. Before my turn came to go for breakfast I
heard screams, smacks and some tormenting words from the screws:
‘Kiss my shoes’, ‘Call me sir’, ‘Don’t mark his face’. This last from a
Senior Officer.
I watched through my door a man dragged from his cell, kicked and
beaten and jam spread all over his face. Two screws saw me looking
SHEEP IN THE ROAD : NUMBER 8