AN INMATE was taken to hospital after unrest at a North-East prison yesterday. (Thursday)
Around eight inmates were involved in an incident at Holme House Prison, Stockton, Teesside around 6pm.
The Ministry of Justice confirmed the situation, but strenuously denied reports that a wing of the prison had been taken over or that a 'tornado team', specially equipped staff trained in quelling outbreaks of violence, had been called to the scene.
A Prison Service spokesperson said: "An incident took place at HMP Holme House earlier this evening.
"One prisoner sustained injuries and was taken to an outside hospital.
"The incident was resolved by prison staff."
The spokesperson said the incident was over within an hour.
Holme House opened in May 1992 and holds male prisoners aged 18 years and over. The population is mainly comprised of longer sentenced determinate prisoners with a substantial number of remand prisoners, according to the Ministry of Justice website.
The prison serves primarily the Tees Valley, South West Durham, East Durham and North Yorkshire.
It has an operational capacity of 1,210 and is comprised of seven self-contained living units with a mixture of single and double cells.
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