'Hell Hole' Jail Awaits City Pair ; Latvian Prison 'Is Worse Than a Zoo' Says Country's President

Derby Evening Telegraph › July 31, 2009

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A LATVIAN prison where two Derby men are to be sent was described as worse than a zoo by the country's president.

Matthew Neale and David Birkinshaw will be on 23-hour lockdown at Riga's Central Prison while awaiting trial on allegations of assaulting a police officer during a stag weekend.

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'Hell Hole' Jail Awaits City Pair ; Latvian Prison 'Is Worse Than a Zoo' Says Country's President

After visiting the jail, Latvian president Vaira...

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