, ▁Bel mar sh ▁Pr ison ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁det ain ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁in def initely ▁without ▁charge ▁or ▁trial ▁under ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁Part ▁ 4 ▁of ▁the ▁Anti - ter ror ism , ▁Crime ▁and ▁Security ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁leading ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁the ▁" B rit ish ▁version ▁of ▁Gu ant an amo ▁Bay ". ▁The ▁law ▁l ords ▁later ▁ruled ▁in ▁A ▁v ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁the ▁Home ▁De pt ▁that ▁such ▁imprison ment ▁was ▁disc rimin atory ▁and ▁against ▁the ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Act . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁det ention ▁of ▁prisoners ▁for ▁terror ist ▁related ▁off ences . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁such ▁prisoners ▁was ▁ 5 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁violent ▁disturb ance ▁in ▁the ▁prison , ▁Sky ▁News ▁reported . ▁At ▁least ▁four ▁prison ▁officers ▁were ▁injured . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁an ▁arch ae ological ▁dig ▁on ▁site ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁a ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 - year - old ▁track way ▁in ▁the ▁prison , ▁the ▁second ▁oldest ▁known ▁wooden ▁track way ▁in ▁Northern ▁Europe ▁after ▁the ▁S weet ▁Track ▁near ▁G last on bury . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁an ▁ins pection ▁report ▁from ▁Her ▁Majesty ' s ▁Chief ▁Ins pect or ▁of ▁Pr isons ▁critic ised ▁the ▁"