He had heard stories of similiar incidents in Winson Green, so he placed a notice in the prisoners’ newspaper, Inside Times, asking for anyone else with complaints of violence at the prison to write in. He received 48 replies from men who had been in Winson Green. Many who did not know one another and had not necessarily been in the jail at the same time mentioned one senior prison officer, and one particular wing (not D-wing). An effort is made to find a place where they can settle and adjust.

If they are moved for disciplinary reasons, they are given a written reason.” Jane Burgess claims Taylor is kept moving even when he has had good governors’ reports. He has been put on what prisoners call “the ghost train” – being moved 42 times to prisons all over the country. Prisoners who are suspected of causing trouble are kept on the move in a system that was supposed to have been modified in new regulations.The Home Office says: “It is sometimes necessary to move prisoners who can cause control problems. Taylor is also filing a civil case.Paul Taylor’s partner Jane Burgess will be outside Winson Green today. She says Taylor has been victimised in the prison system ever since the Strangeways riot and his reputation as a troublemaker has made him a marked man.

West Midlands police say they are investigating but cannot comment until their enquiries are completed. The Home Office says that no prison officers have been suspended pending the outcome of these investigations. Extensive bruises and abrasions, black eyes and boot marks to his body were photographed. His ear was perforated and discharged fluid profusely.He claims his face was plunged under water repeatedly and his nose squeezed almost to asphyxiation while his hands were cuffed behind his back.