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SILVER AND OTHERS v. THE UNITED KINGDOM JUGDMENT
This applicant apparently complained through the internal prison
channels of this action, other than the stopping of his letter no. 9, but
without success.
C. Mrs. Colne
15. The third applicant, Mrs. Judith Colne, is an Australian citizen, born
in 1927. She is a schoolteacher and resides in London.
16. Around May 1974, Mrs. Colne began correspondence with a Mr.
Michael Williams, the brother of an imprisoned friend of hers. Mr. Williams
was then detained in H.M. Prison Albany and was a "category A" prisoner,
this being the security category reserved for persons who, if they escaped,
would be highly dangerous to the public or the police or to the security of
the State. Following his transfer in July 1974 to H.M. Prison Hull, their
correspondence was noticed and stopped for the reason indicated in
paragraph 59 below. It resumed, unnoticed, following his further transfer to
H.M. Prison Wakefield in August 1974 but was discovered during the
following month; thereafter, and for the same reason, all correspondence
between them was prevented.
This applicant raised the matter, both directly and through a Member of
Parliament, with the Home Secretary, but without success.
D. Mr. Tuttle
17. The fourth applicant, Mr. James Henry Tuttle, is a United Kingdom
citizen, born in 1914. When he lodged his application with the Commission
(20 March 1975), he was detained in prison in England. He was released on
licence on 5 January 1981.
18. In March 1975, 2 of Mr. Tuttle’s letters were stopped by the prison
authorities for the reasons indicated in paragraphs 62, 64 and 68 below.
This applicant apparently complained, in a petition to the Home
Secretary, of the stopping of his correspondence, but without success.
E. Mr. Cooper
19. The fifth applicant, Mr. Gary Cooper, is a United Kingdom citizen,
born in 1946. When he lodged his application with the Commission (28
October 1974), he was serving a sentence of imprisonment in England. He
was released on 14 December 1981, but was later imprisoned again.
20. In the period from April 1974 to March 1976, 14 of Mr. Cooper’s
letters were stopped by the prison authorities for the reasons or in the
circumstances indicated in paragraphs 60, 65, 67 and 71 below.