Armagh Prison no-wash protest Armagh Prison no-wash protest The 1980–1981 Armagh Prison Dirty Protest occurred at the all-women Armagh Prison in Northern Ireland, where prisoners refused to bathe, use the lavatory, empty chamber pots, or clean their cells. This resulted in unsanitary conditions and increased abuse at the hands of the prison guards. The protest borrowed tactics previously used by male Irish republican prisoners in Long Kesh Prison (informally known as the Maze Prison), that had started in 1978. Since a hunger strike of 40 IRA prisoners in 1972, prisoners convicted as members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) had been given Special Category
Albany Regional Prison administering the nearby the Pardelup and Walpole work camps. The prisoners are able to study full-time in various subjects or work in one of the various workshops that are part of the prison. A prison officer, Anthony Daniels, was stabbed four times during an escape attempt by two prisoners in 1994. Officer Daniels received a Prison Service Bravery Award in 2000. On 29 December 2010, minimum security inmate Shane Gibbs escaped by driving off in a utility vehicle. Albany Regional Prison Albany Regional Prison is a maximum security prison located 8 km West of Albany, Western Australia. Albany Prison was