Judicially remanded prisoners (found guilty, awaiting sentence) Daniel Clark (left) and Piers Ravenhill in their cell at the high security local prison, HMP Belmarsh, in Thamesmead , east London. The governor of Belmarsh prison said today he was "surprised" by security criticisms levelled at his jail in a new report. Geoff Hughes said the team led by Chief Inspector of Prisons Anne Owers may have misunderstood the security hierarchy at the south east London maximum security jail.

Judicially remanded prisoners (found guilty, awaiting sentence) Daniel Clark (left) and Piers Ravenhill in their cell at the high security local prison, HMP Belmarsh, in Thamesmead , east London. The governor of Belmarsh prison said today he was "surprised" by security criticisms levelled at his jail in a new report. Geoff Hughes said the team led by Chief Inspector of Prisons Anne Owers may have misunderstood the security hierarchy at the south east London maximum security jail. Stock Photo
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PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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G6HD1P

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2000 x 1395 px | 33.9 x 23.6 cm | 13.3 x 9.3 inches | 150dpi

Date taken:

6 October 2003

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London UK

Photographer:

Fiona Hanson

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