▁the ▁village ▁in ▁their ▁off - d ut y ▁time . ▁It ▁was ▁re open ed ▁as ▁a ▁prison ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁has ▁contained ▁some ▁of ▁Britain ' s ▁most ▁serious ▁off enders . ▁ ▁D art mo or ▁mut iny ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁disturb ance ▁at ▁the ▁prison . ▁The ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁ri ots ▁is ▁generally ▁attributed ▁to ▁prisoners ' ▁per ception s ▁of ▁poor ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁food , ▁not ▁generally ▁but ▁on ▁specific ▁days ▁ ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁disturb ance ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁sus pected ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁tam per ed ▁with . ▁There ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁other ▁instances ▁of ▁dis ob ed ience ▁prior ▁to ▁this , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁official ▁du ▁Par c q ▁report ▁into ▁the ▁incident , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁prisoner ▁attack ing ▁a ▁popular ▁guard ▁with ▁a ▁raz or ▁bla de ▁and ▁rough ▁treatment ▁by ▁prisoners ▁of ▁a ▁prisoner ▁being ▁removed ▁to ▁solit ary . ▁At ▁the ▁para de ▁later ▁that ▁day , ▁ 5 0 ▁prisoners ▁refused ▁orders , ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁were ▁march ed ▁back ▁to ▁their ▁cells ▁but ▁refused ▁to ▁enter . ▁At ▁this ▁point , ▁the ▁prison ▁governor ▁and ▁his ▁staff ▁fled ▁to ▁an ▁un used ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁prison ▁and ▁secured ▁themselves ▁there . ▁The ▁prisoners ▁then ▁released ▁those ▁held ▁in ▁solit ary . ▁There ▁was ▁extensive ▁damage ▁to ▁property ▁and ▁a ▁prisoner ▁was ▁shot ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁staff ▁but