The exhibition was designed and created by Officer Rob Nicholson and officially opened by Lawrence Major, Ethel's grandson.

The riot ended peacefully on 3 September 1976 but over two thirds of the prison was destroyed,[2] with an estimated repair cost of £3 – £4 million.

[5] In April 2014 the Ministry of Justice announced that these would be brought back into use as the "prison population is currently above published projections".

[8] In January 2019, it was announced that HMP Hull will be one of 10 prisons chosen for body scanners which aims to reduce drugs and violence, while improving standards, in the country's most challenging jails providing a template for the wider estate.

[9] In January 2021, it was reported that HMP Hull had been dealing with a huge COVID-19 outbreak which saw around 80 prisoners and staff struck down by the virus.