Murderer Ian Brady, drug smuggler Terrance John Clark and the Kray twins, were incarcerated there. Michael Gaughan died at Parkhurst after a 64-day hunger strike. In December 1971, Gaughan had been sentenced at the Old Bailey to seven years imprisonment for his part in an IRA bank robbery in Hornsey, north London, which yielded just £530, and for the possession of two revolvers. On 31 March 1974, Gaughan went on hunger strike demanding political status. British policy at this time was to force feed hunger strikers. Gaughan was force-fed 17 times during course of his hunger strike. The last time he was force-fed was the night before his death on Sunday, 2 June. He died on Monday 3 June 1974, aged 24. Graham Young, also known as the "Teacup Poisoner", died at Parkhurst of a heart attack in 1990. War criminal Radovan Karadžić has been serving a life sentence at Parkhurst since May 2021. References External links Ministry of Justice pages on Parkhurst Parkhurst Parkhurst 1805 establishments in England Newport, Isle of Wight Dispersal prisons