Eight prisoners at HMP Whitemoor sentenced for violent ten-hour mutiny
Extra jail terms added for disruptive behaviour at high-security prison
Last updated 26th Feb 2026
Eight prisoners serving life sentences at HMP Whitemoor, near March, have received additional prison terms for staging a violent mutiny lasting 10 hours.
The mutiny, initiated by the prisoners on 7th October 2022, involved the creation of barricades from furniture and homemade weapons from kettles and broken table legs.
The rebellion commenced at noon when the mutineers refused to return to their cells during the lunch period.
Oil, shower gel, shampoo, and other items were sprayed on the floor to prevent entry into the spur area of the wing, while furniture was overturned to construct a barricade.
Prison staff attempted to reason with the group but retreated when threatened.
A national prison response team was called, yet negotiators found little success in restoring order.
At 8 p.m., the response team attempted to enter the wing, confronting weapons and protective gear crafted by the prisoners.
The group retreated to a cell, further barricading themselves, but the response team regained control by 10 p.m., ensuring the prisoners were restrained.
The prisoners sentenced included Dior Diego Jackson, 27, given an additional term of one year and nine months for violent disorder.
Others sentenced for either participating in the mutiny or violent disorder received varying additional terms:
- Rick-Champion Champion Musaba, 30, sentenced to four years on top of his existing sentence after being found guilty of participating in a prison mutiny.
- Nicholas Bridge, 26, sentenced to three years and six months on top of time already served after being found guilty of participating in a prison mutiny.
- Bradley Blundell, 26, sentenced to one year and six months on top of his existing sentence after pleading guilty to violent disorder.
- Irwin Constable, 25, sentenced to three years and six months on top of time served after being found guilty of participating in a prison mutiny.
- Korie Hassan, 33, sentenced to three years and four months on top of his existing time behind bars after admitting violent disorder.
- Jahliel Rose, 29, sentenced to one year and four months on top of his time served after admitting violent disorder.
- Troy Muschett-Thomas, 25, handed one year and six months on top of his existing sentence after pleading guilty to violent disorder.
Detective Constable Emma Purser, who investigated, said: “The eight prisoners involved in this case offered extreme violence towards staff and took control of the prison’s spur area for about ten hours.
“When sentencing, the judge noted that it was only because of the professionalism of the officers who went on to the wing and faced the violence that no-one was seriously hurt.
“All of the prisoners involved are already serving life sentences for murder or conspiracy to murder, but have now received prison terms of at least 16 months on top of the time they are already serving.
“The highest consecutive sentence handed down by the judge was another four years behind bars and overall when added together, the extra time totals 20 years.
“This investigation was a lot of work over the past three years, with hours of CCTV footage to search through and interviews to carry out all over the country.”