. ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁light ly ▁used ▁in ▁its ▁early ▁dec ades ; ▁one ▁report ▁stated ▁that ▁" the ▁only ▁‘ l ifer ’ ▁was ▁a ▁cat ▁called ▁Lady ▁Jane ▁Grey ". ▁ ▁The ▁prison ▁saw ▁a ▁significant ▁industrial ▁dispute ▁regarding ▁s ack ed ▁w ard ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁which ▁saw ▁the ▁invol vement ▁of ▁future ▁MP ▁Frank ▁Nie ass ▁as ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁their ▁union . ▁Iss ues ▁had ▁further ▁ar isen ▁regarding ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁prisoners ▁at ▁Glad stone ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁a ▁released ▁prisoner ▁told ▁The ▁News ▁that ▁" any ▁man ▁who ▁has ▁served ▁six ▁months ▁in ▁Glad stone ▁Ga ol ▁has ▁been ▁through ▁hell ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁Chief ▁Secretary ▁James ▁J elle y ▁ins pected ▁the ▁j ail ▁to ▁investigate ▁issues ▁around ▁the ▁" har sh ness ▁of ▁conf in ement ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁military ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁an ▁intern ment ▁camp , ▁with ▁all ▁its ▁prisoners ▁transferred ▁to ▁Ad ela ide . ▁Its ▁use ▁as ▁an ▁intern ment ▁camp ▁was ▁not ▁long ▁lived ; ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁det ention ▁bar ra cks ▁for ▁a ▁period , ▁but ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁fifteen ▁years ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁dis use . ▁ ▁The ▁prison ▁was ▁re open ed ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁after ▁rep airs