I really hope my friend in HMP Swaleside is safe, and no inmates get hurt. Prison does not work, our carceral system is inhumane.

— Emily Collins (@emmielouli) December 22, 2016

#Hmp swaleside cleaners been let out 3 times in 6 weeks to clean the wing, no wonder its infested with mice an full of angry prisoners

— serving ipp (@ServingIpp) October 10, 2016

Prison Riots:

HMP Lewes
HMP Bedford
HMP Moorland
HMP Birmingham
HMP Swaleside

All in a couple of months!

— Alice (@KernowKop) December 22, 2016

Major disturbance underway at #HMP Swaleside. Hoping all my colleagues are safe and well. When will this end??

— Matthew Clarke (@mattdclarke83) December 22, 2016

Hope all staff at HMP Swaleside remain safe. Also those prisoners that choose not to riot remain safe too.

— Karen The Red ?? (@DominoDuke) December 22, 2016

Dearie me! Very close to home and many of our friends live or work in #swaleside prison! https://t.co/itMENehJV7

— Nigella Garage (@Nigella_Garage) December 22, 2016

"HMP Swaleside"
5,000 less front line prison officers than 2010.
Recruitment of 2,500 more (not all front line) will not restore position. pic.twitter.com/jEzgANOMng

— hairysteve20 (@hairysteve20) December 22, 2016

Trouble reported in Swaleside prison this evening. Here is the statement we issued about the prison in July: https://t.co/RVPKAq8MBo pic.twitter.com/L5uAk6EyAS

— The Howard League (@TheHowardLeague) December 22, 2016

Most recent inspection of HMP Swaleside is absolutely clear, it is not a safe prison. https://t.co/52aqucK9yj pic.twitter.com/j01AkjS7l7

— Alastair Gordon (@alastairgrdn) December 22, 2016

Must be terrifying having a loved one in a prison like HMP Swaleside having no idea if they're safe and not being able to check.

— Amy (@AmyxJean) December 22, 2016

Truss has managed to make more of a mess of the prison service than Hunt has done with the NHS in much shorter time #swaleside #epicfail

— Steve McClure (@stemc82) December 22, 2016

#FailingGrayling sowed the seeds of prison discord, Gove ignored the warnings and now #TrussUp ineptitude is causing havoc. eg HMP Swaleside

— Jos Bell (@Jos21Bell) December 22, 2016

HMP Swaleside, the latest prison riot, shows how badly the Government have lost control... but at least it's cheap right? #austerityfools

— J Calvert (@oddballwoofwoof) December 22, 2016

problems in HMP Swaleside, a public prison, described in July as 'unsafe' with high levels of violence. Overcrowded. Low staff. Shocked?

— Richard Peake (@CJrpeake) December 22, 2016

@Kent_Online @philmeinn I hope this expense is coming out of liz trusses pocket HMP Swaleside

— Anna F Beswick (@annafbeswick) December 22, 2016

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a prison riot! https://t.co/czlPxeqknU

— Bob Brownhouse (@BobBrownhouse) December 22, 2016

So..Swaleside Prison is kicking off. Staff been called in. @MoJGovUK @RichardBurgon @mariacaulfield . Thank god for good staff.

— Kim M Lennon (@LenninKim) December 22, 2016

It's an utter joke prison guards are only on £20'000, seriously wtf "HMP Swaleside"

— 4cough (@FOURCOUGH) December 22, 2016

Another jail riot, this time at HMP Swaleside. Time we got tough on inmates causing trouble. #Prison

— Blue Fox (@BluFoxx) December 22, 2016

Where is @SamGyimah,#LizTruss and @AmberRudd_MP on #SwalesidePrison incident? Are they all shopping for Christmas? Do thy jobs guys! @lbc

— Andrew_InStreatham (@Andrew_InStre) December 22, 2016

So now there's a new incident at Swaleside Prison. What's really going on inside?

— ?? David P-Smith ?? (@david_p_s) December 22, 2016

if you've heard about HMP Swaleside, please keep my dad in mind as he's had to stay on late to deal with the incident

— Nyx (@smittentrixya) December 22, 2016

Liz Truss now has half a dozen prisons in some sort of turmoil with the latest being HMP Swaleside today. She has no clue. She should resign

— Arden_Forester (@Arden_Forester) December 22, 2016

Growing #prisoncrisis can no longer be ignored. Liz Truss has been given a hospital pass - needs support, not scapegoating.#prisonreform https://t.co/LamvCYgbaf

— stuart nuttall (@stuartnuttall) December 22, 2016

The situation at HMP Swaleside is not due to the fault of prison guards, police or POA. But down to the failure of the government to listen.

— Jack Slater (@Jack_Slater) December 22, 2016

The prison system is collapsing. Time for the Justice Secretary to resign. #swaleside

— Steven Penn (@Steven218) December 22, 2016

The rise in prisons riots goes to show the prison service needs an overhaul. No to privatisation! No to poor staffing levels! #swaleside

— Brendan Bunting (@DapperArtist) December 22, 2016