AdvertisementAfter Half A Century, Inmates Resurrect The Norfolk Prison Debating SocietyDecember 27, 2016Natasha HavertyfacebookEmailIn December 1951, Norfolk Prison hosted its first international debate, against Oxford University. The debater pictured, Dick Taverne, went on to be a member of Parliament. When the prison hosted debates, church groups, local business owners, even judges and politicians would come and sit in the audience alongside inmates. (The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)