October 2, 2025
R v Deputy Governor of Parkhurst Prison, ex parte Hague [1991] UKHL 13
Prisoners challenged segregation from the general inmate population as false imprisonment. The House of Lords held that lawful segregation does not found such a claim, as a prisoner's liberty is already removed by their sentence, leaving no 'residual liberty' to be taken. Facts This case involved appeals by two prisoners, Mr. Hague and Mr. Weldon, who were segregated from the general prison population and claimed this amounted to the tort of false imprisonment. Mr. Hague was a prisoner at H.M. Prison Parkhurst. Following a period of non-cooperation, the governor decided to transfer him to H.M. Prison Wormwood Scrubs. Pending this
