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	Dartmoor Prison - Encyclopedia.com
		Dartmoor Prison English prison, at Princetown, Devonshire, built (1806-9) to house French captives during the Napoleonic Wars.
		During the War of 1812 many American prisoners were confined there, and their brutal mistreatment was investigated after the war by an Anglo-American commission that awarded compensation to the families of those who had died there.
		Unoccupied for over 30 years, Dartmoor was reopened in 1850 as a civilian prison for convicts sentenced to long terms of imprisonment or to hard labor.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Dartmoor.html (608 words)

	Dartmoor (HM Prison) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		HM Prison Dartmoor is located in Princetown, England, high on Dartmoor, and presents a bleak and formidable sight.
		Constructed originally between 1806 and 1809 by local labour, to hold prisoners of the Napoleonic Wars, it was also used to hold American prisoners from the War of 1812.
		Dartmoor was reopened in 1851 as a civilian prison, and has contained some of Britain's most serious offenders ever since.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dartmoor_Prison (228 words)

	Dartmoor Prison Museum and Visitor Centre
		Out of Dartmoor Prison, genuine cell doors believed to be almost 100 years old, now in stock.
		This charitable trust was set up to enable prisoners to remain in contact with their children, who are often the forgotten victims of crime, by recording stories onto a CD for them.
		The prison sells a range of items to remind you of your visit, many of these made by prisoners at HMP Dartmoor.
	www.dartmoor-prison.co.uk /location_of_Dartmoor_Prison.php (193 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| Dartmoor changes praised
		Dartmoor prison is now a safer and less oppressive jail than it was two years ago but still has some way to go, according a report published yesterday by the chief inspector of prisons, Anne Owers.
		Dartmoor's segregation unit, with its "cages" and "pens", which was the focus of criticism in Ms Owers' last report, has been transformed into a bright, carpeted resettlement unit, she said.
		But she said while the unit was providing excellent facilities for 45 prisoners, it is used for only 7% of the prison population and more than half of the inmates leave the Devon prison with no fixed address to go to.
	www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,998163,00.html (243 words)

	BBC Online - Devon - News - Historic wing of Dartmoor prison is due to close
		The segregation wing at Dartmoor Prison, which was built nearly 200 years ago, is to close down.
		Dartmoor Prison was built in 1809 to house French and American prisoners of war.
		Dartmoor's new governor, Graham Johnson, said it was more like a medieval castle than a modern penal establishment.
	www.bbc.co.uk /devon/news/092001/13/prison.shtml (191 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Dartmoor cells crisis grows
		The prison's board of visitors has said it is worried about the number of cells designed for one person that are being occupied by two.
		Dartmoor is supposed to have a capacity of some 650 inmates, but is currently holding about 690 prisoners.
		Three quarters of all prisoners in England and Wales are in overcrowded cells, said prisons watchdog the Howard League for Penal Reform in a report earlier this year.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/2478531.stm (268 words)

	MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Dartmoor Prison, England
		Built in 1802 to hold French prisoners of the Napoleonic Wars, Dartmoor Prison lies in the historic moorlands of south-west England.
		One of the most famous prisons in the United Kingdom, it holds prisoners in a high-security environment.
		Levels of security in prisons vary from one institution to another: open prisons allow prisoners a far greater degree of flexibility in their movements than do high-security prisons, which are generally reserved for those convicted of more serious offences.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /media_1121546792/Dartmoor_Prison_England.html (93 words)

	AllRefer.com - Dartmoor Prison (Crime And Law Enforcement) - Encyclopedia
		Dartmoor Prison, English prison, at Princetown, Devonshire, built (1806–9) to house French captives during the Napoleonic Wars.
		During the War of 1812 many American prisoners were confined there, and their brutal mistreatment was investigated after the war by an Anglo-American commission that awarded compensation to the families of those who had died there.
		Unoccupied for over 30 years, Dartmoor was reopened in 1850 as a civilian prison for convicts sentenced to long terms of imprisonment or to hard labor.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/D/Dartmoor.html (242 words)

	Dartmoor Prison - Wikipedia
		Located in Princetown, England[Princetown]], high amidst Dartmoor, the prison presents a bleak and formidable sight.
		Constructed originally by local labour for prisoners of both the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812 with America, between 1806 and 1809, its high granite walls dominate this area of the moor.
		On 6 April 1815, and although the wars had ended with the Treaty of Ghent in December of the previous year, many American prisoners of war still remained.Seventy were unfortunate enough to be massacred in the prison at the behest of the allegedly drunken British officer in charge,who thought they were attempting to escape.
	nostalgia.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dartmoor_Prison (173 words)

	Dartmoor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Dartmoor is a rich habitat for wildlife and has a wealth of archaeological remain.
		High on Dartmoor Becky Falls Woodland Park, with its huge oak canopy, rugged landscape, massive granite boulders and waterfalls, provides some of the most scenic and enjoyable walks in the south west as well as loads of fun for all the family throughout the seasons.
		Dartmoor was designated as one of the National Parks of England and Wales by statute in 1951.
	www.torquaydevon.com /dartmoor.htm (1213 words)

	Dartmoor Prison
		To Which Is Added, a Correct Engraving of Dartmoor Prison, Representing the Massacre of American Prisoners.
		Message from the President of the United States transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, prepared in obedience to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 4th inst.
		in relation to the transactions at Dartmoor prison, in the month of April last, so far as the American prisoners of war, there confined, were affected by such transaction...
	www.history.navy.mil /library/special/dartmoor.htm (323 words)

	BBC News \| ENGLAND \| Prison attacked for 'hard' image
		Inmates at Dartmoor prison are routinely abused and degraded by officers desperate to cling to the jail's "hard" image, says a damning official report.
		Prison inspectors were concerned to find officers locking suicidal prisoners from the segregation unit in an "appalling" wire mesh cage even though the governor had ordered them to stop.
		Director of the Prison Reform Trust Juliet Lyon said: "At a time when the US Government has been much criticised for violating human rights in its camp at Guantanamo Bay, the chief inspector's report on Dartmoor comes as a painful reminder that prisoners can be caged, degraded and abused in an English prison.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/uk/england/newsid_1794000/1794880.stm (665 words)

	BBC - Devon - Celebration of Dartmoor's 370 million year history
		Dartmoor has been under the sea on more than one occasion in its history.
		But, for much of the last 10,000 years, Dartmoor people have depended on materials from Dartmoor rocks - such as granite and tin - for their livelihoods and sustenance.
		Beautiful minerals from Dartmoor were also on display, together with samples of granite and other rocks to handle.
	www.bbc.co.uk /devon/outdoors/moors/prehistoric_2002.shtml (578 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| Britain's prison on the moors
		Dartmoor Prison has been damned as a penal institution "that time forgot" in a damning official report.
		Dartmoor was intended to be a large and secure prison, so the buildings are big.
		Prisoners of war had been held on ships in Plymouth harbour, thought dangerously close to arms warehouse should they stage an escape en-masse.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/1795482.stm (723 words)

	Prison Ghosts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		He was given the job of looking after the prison's sheep, and soon he knew each one by name and would stay with them during the lambing season.
		Shortly after the murder, a prisoner put into that cell was discovered next morning crouched in the corner of the cell gibbering in fear.
		Both were hanged for their crimes, but prisoners staying in that cell have reported seeing a fl figure standing at the foot of their beds.
	www.nzghosts.co.nz /prison_ghosts.htm (739 words)

	Report by Mr. Herbert du Parcq, K.C. on the circumstances connected with the recent disorder at Dartmoor Convict Prison
		There had been an element of unrest amongst the prison population for some time before the outbreak of the disorder, which was mainly due to the presence of a number of men of the 'modern gangster' type.
		The disorder was not to be accounted for by any recent changes in the prison administration, or by the more humane and reformative treatment of prisoners of recent years.
		The environment and monotony of Dartmoor made it unsuitable for prisoners of the dangerous modern type.
	www.bopcris.ac.uk /bopall/ref8795.html (202 words)

	MOJUK: Newsletter ‘Inside Out’ No 49 Session 1998-99
		Dartmoor has a large segregation unit (46 cells) in a forbidding granite-walled wing, described by the present governor as "medieval"…[Prisoners] are exercised one at a time in what all staff referred to as "pens".
		Dartmoor was built by and housed French prisoners of war from the Napoleonic War in 1809.
		There is no middle ground in the struggle for prisoners’ rights: either we campaign and fight for the complete abolition of prisons as instruments of state terror and social control, or we accept their existence and the power of the state to dehumanise a certain section of the working class population.
	www.mojuk.org.uk /bulletins/49.html (1518 words)

	On the Massacre at Dartmoor Prison, Senior Speech of William B. Shepard, September 16, 1816; The Carolina Federal ...
		On the Massacre at Dartmoor Prison, Senior Speech of William B. Shepard, September 16, 1816; The Carolina Federal Republican, October 19, 1816, 2: Electronic Edition.
		Shepard's senior speech condemns the conduct of the British in the War of 1812, especially in sacking Hampton, VA, and its treatment of prisoners at Dartmoor in Devonshire, England.
		On the Massacre at Dartmoor Prison, Senior Speech of William B. Shepard
	docsouth.unc.edu /true/mss01-14/mss01-14.html (2063 words)

	HM Prison Service - Locate a Prison - Dartmoor
		Built in 1809 Dartmoor prison held French and American prisoners of war.
		Dartmoor has done much in recent years to shake off its historically austere image, and boasts the outstanding Public Service Team of 2004-05, Prison Officer of the Year title 2204-05, plus the Most Improved Prison Award 2005.
		Some wings are used for specialist reasons such as voluntary drug testing, vulnerable prisoners, induction, and Resettlement Unit where a small community of prisoners live, working on projects outside of the prison as part of the establishment's Resettlement Strategy.
	www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk /prisoninformation/locateaprison/prison.asp?id=322,15,2,15,322,0 (229 words)

	Dartmoor Prison American POW Cemetery Project Society War of 1812 States Illinois Wisconsin Buried
		The actual work of “restoration” was long and arduous due to the distances the men had to drive to the prison from their naval base, and the weather was not always cooperative on the moors.
		Since Ron Joy was the former prison historian at Dartmoor, and has access to the English records, he has served as our final proof reader.
		The project as it originally started out with eight navy men doing the work, was totally changed-- the prison, which hadn’t shown interest in doing any of the work on the cemetery for years, was now all of a sudden going to finish the restoration of the monuments, paths and upkeep of the cemetery.
	my.execpc.com /~sril/dartmoor/index.htm (1793 words)

	Breeds of Livestock - Dartmoor Pony (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Dartmoor Pony is one of nine breeds native to the British Isles.
		During the reign of Henry I (1100-1135), when Dartmoor was a royal forest, a stallion was taken from the moor and was used breeding with the royal mares.
		At the start of the Century, officials from the High Security Dartmoor Prison, situated in Princeton, a town in the middle of the moor, were raising good quality though unregistered ponies.
	www.ansi.okstate.edu /breeds/horses/dartmoor (421 words)

	Dartmoor Explorer: Ref 589 735 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This was originally started in 1806 to house Napoleonic French prisoners of war.
		To the left is seen one of the few remaining old telephone boxes several have been preserved on Dartmoor.
		One in Sheepstor is painted mainly grey to blend in the granite.
	www.clickable.co.uk /dartmoor/southwest/prison.htm (67 words)

	The Plume of Feathers Inn, Princetown, Dartmoor, Devon, England
		The Plume of Feathers Inn is situated in the moorland village of Princetown, which is Dartmoors main vaillage.
		On the outskirts of Princetown is the world renowned Dartmoor Prison, completed in 1809, it was originally built to house the French and American prisoners of war.
		Dartmoor National Park which covers over 369 square miles is famous for its rugged beauty, quaint villages, prehistoric remains, and its many peaks, such as High Willhays (2039ft) and Yes Tor (2030ft).
	www.smoothhound.co.uk /hotels/plume (379 words)

	Prison Officials Avoid Riot With TV Sets
		Prisoners at the Dartmoor prison in southwest England were planning to riot on Monday as a protest against not being able to watch the England versus France Euro 2004 match.
		Prison staff rounded up the ringleaders and put them in a separate block where no TVs or radios are allowed and then installed televisions for the other inmates.
		everyone knows the suffering of being in a prison changes you.......but that doesn;t mean in a good way, don't think people will change in a better way just because they "hated" being in prison, some lose their mind to not care anymore.
	www.shortnews.com /start.cfm?id=40282&newsid=5&rubrik1=Society%20and%20Culture&rubrik2=All&rubrik3=All&sort=1&start=1&sparte=4 (512 words)

	BBC - Devon - News - a statue of a Buddha has been erected at Dartmoor Prison
		"One thing that prisoners need is hope and also a symbol that things can be better and that one can in fact change oneself and become a better person," he added.
		The image of the Buddha signifies enlightenment - a means of freeing minds from greed, hatred and delusion - appropriate perhaps in a prison.
		The next prison in line to install a statue of the Buddha is likely to be the other side of Dartmoor - at Channings Wood.
	www.bbc.co.uk /devon/news/032002/05/buddha.shtml (347 words)

	Virtually Dartmoor - Dartmoor multi-media interactive virtual tours
		An historic settlement at the heart of Dartmoor which grew around the prison in the 19th century and has attracted visitors for many years.
		A popular starting point for walks into the heart of the moor this small settlement is known for its medieval clapper bridge.
		Welcome to Virtually Dartmoor — a series of interactive visits to Dartmoor National Park providing the opportunity to explore aspects of Dartmoor's heritage through multi-media virtual tours, combining 360° panoramic photographs, the spoken word and archive photographs.
	www.virtuallydartmoor.org.uk (131 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Dartmoor Prison Museum will also be laying on special events over the two days, including demonstrations by the Prison sniffer dogs and guided walks to the American and French Prisoner of War cemeteries.
		Come and see Prison ‘drug sniffer’ dogs in action (10.30am, both days), join a guided walk to the French and American Prisoner of War graves (2.30pm, both days) and, on Tuesday only, Trevor James will be signing copies of his book About Dartmoor Prison.
		Over 33,000 people live inside the Dartmoor National Park and many millions of visits are made to it each year.
	www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk /dnp/news/nr180505.html (1748 words)

	Faithful & Gould » Asia Pacific
		The company is project managing more than £6m worth of work on four projects at HM Prison Dartmoor in Devon.
		HM Prison Dartmoor was built in 1809 as a Napoleonic prisoner of war camp.
		It is currently a Category C prison and houses approximately 700 adult male prisoners.
	www.fgould.com /asia/news/19 (358 words)

	Dartmoor bleak granite tors, villages tucked away in wooded valleys
		High on the moor Princetown home of Dartmoor Prison, built for prisoners captured during the Napoleonic War in 1809.
		Once an hotel then the Prison Officers Mess, in 1993 opened as an Information Centre, with a whole host of mesmerizing exhibits from prehistory, to 12th century knights marking the boundary of Dartmoor Forest, to wildlife, to tin mining, to forestry, to peat extraction to quarrying and working granite.
		In Spring Dartmoor ponies foal, young ponies are so cute and appealing, but please don't feed them.
	www.beautiful-devon.co.uk /dartmoor.htm (380 words)

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