On the morning of New Year's Day 2011, there was a riot at Ford open prison in West Sussex. These images tell the story of what happened as over £2m of damage was caused when inmates set the prison on fire and made national headlines.

1. IMAGES OF
FORD PRISON RIOT
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gary marlowe IMAGES OUT OF THE ORDINARY JANUARY 2011

2. IMAGES OUT OF THE ORDINARY
ALERTED BY A TWEET EARLY ON NEW YEAR’S DAY ABOUT A RIOT AT FORD OPEN PRISON, I JUMPED IN THE
CAR AND WENT TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. WHEN I ARRIVED, THERE WERE JUST A COUPLE OF POLICE
CARS, A FEW CAMERA CREWS, ONE OR TWO FELLOW PHOTOGRAPHERS AND SOME GREY SMOKE WAFTING
AGAINST THE GREY SKY. BUT OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS THE STORY BEGAN TO DEVELOP FROM
ORIGINALLY BEING ONE OF LOCAL INTEREST TO WHAT QUICKLY BECAME THE BIG NEWS STORY OF THE DAY.
THESE IMAGES AIM TO TELL THAT STORY: THE ARRIVAL OF THE RIOT POLICE, THE NEWS CREWS WHO KEPT
THE NATION INFORMED, THE LOCAL RESIDENTS WHO GAVE THE STORY A DIFFERENT TWIST AND THE
HELICOPTER THAT FILMED EVERYTHING FROM ABOVE. THE PROBLEMS BEGAN AT MIDNIGHT WHEN AROUND
40 PRISONERS STARTED FIRES AFTER REFUSING TO BE BREATHALYSED. APPARENTLY, THERE WERE ONLY
TWO PRISON OFFICERS AND FOUR SUPPORT STAFF ON DUTY TO MANAGED ALMOST 500 PRISONERS. ONCE
THE INMATES BEGAN SMASHING WINDOWS AND SETTING OFF FIRE ALARMS, THE STAFF RETREATED AND
WAITED FOR SPECIALIST TEAMS TO ARRIVE AND RESTORE ORDER. ONCE THE SCENE HAD PLAYED OUT,
SEVEN ACCOMMODATION BLOCKS HAD BEEN DESTROYED ALONG WITH THREE RECREATION BUILDINGS AND
THE MAIL ROOM. THE DAMAGE IS ALREADY ESTIMATED TO BE IN THE REGION OF £2 MILLION. ALL N ALL, IT
WAS AN UNEXPECTED WAY TO START 2011 AND NOT QUITE WHAT I THOUGHT MY FIRST PICTURES OF THE
NEW YEAR WOULD BE OF! I HOPE YOU FIND THEM AS INTERESTING TO LOOK AT AS I DID TO TAKE THEM.
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© GARY MARLOWE | 2011
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3. IMAGES OF
THE FORD
PRISON RIOT

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THE SCENE WHEN I ARRIVED

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6. FREELANCE BBC CAMERA-
MAN PAUL MARTIN ARRIVED
SHORTLY BEFORE I DID GARY MARLOWE ©2011

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THE BADLY DAMAGED
GYMNASIUM BUILDING

8. THE BBC’S OUTSIDE
BROADCAST VANS GARY MARLOWE ©2011

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THE BBC VAN’S
HIGH CAMERA

10. SPECIALIST PRISON
OFFICERS ARRIVE IN
FULL RIOT GEAR GARY MARLOWE ©2011

11. AND WITH DOGS GARY MARLOWE ©2011

12. ‘HMP’ STANDS FOR HER
MAJESTY’S PRISON
GARY MARLOWE ©2011

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INMATES LEAVING THE
BLAZING ACCOMMODATION
BLOCKS

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OFFICERS PREPARE TO
ENTER THE PRISON

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WEST SUSSEX FIRE AND
RESCUE ARRIVE

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17. A PHALANX OF
SPECIALIST PRISON
OFFICERS ESCORT A
FIRE ENGINE
THROUGH THE
PRISON GATES GARY MARLOWE ©2011

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SPECIALIST PRISON
OFFICERS INSIDE THE
PRISON

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BLACK SMOKE FILLS
THE SKY

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A PHOTOGRAPHER
STANDS ON THE ROOF
OF HIS CAR TO GET
HIS SHOT

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THE ACCOMMODATION
BLOCKS ARE ABLAZE

23. THE SKY NEWS
HELICOPTER HOVERS
GARY MARLOWE ©2011 OVERHEAD

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AERIAL IMAGES ON
THE MONITORS INSIDE
THE SKY VAN

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ONLOOKERS WATCHING
THE LIVE TV PICTURES

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MORE SPECIALIST PRISON
OFFICERS PREPARE TO
ENTER HMP FORD

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PAUL MARTIN FILMS THE
ACTION FOR THE BBC

29. BBC REPORTER ROBERT
HALL DOING A LIVE PIECE
TO CAMERA
GARY MARLOWE ©2011

30. A PRISON VAN ARRIVES
GARY MARLOWE ©2011

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PRISON VANS LINE UP
READY TO MOVE INMATES
TO OTHER PRISONS

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33. SKY PRESENTER JANE
DOUGALL TELLS THE NATION
WHAT’S HAPPENING
GARY MARLOWE ©2011

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35. MARK FREEMAN
FROM THE PRISON
OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION BEING
INTERVIEWED LIVE
GARY MARLOWE ©2011 ON SKY

36. THICK SMOKE BILLOWS
FROM THE BURNING
PRISON BUILDINGS GARY MARLOWE ©2011

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LOCAL RESIDENTS
INTERVIEWED LIVE ON SKY

38. POLICE DOGS LEAVE
GARY MARLOWE ©2011 THE PRISON

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ANOTHER BBC REPORTER
GIVES A LIVE UPDATE AS
INMATES ARE READIED TO
LEAVE THE PRISON

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