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Some prisons were built for purpose, including Beaumaris Gaol (1829) in Anglesey. [4] In 1878 the prison system in Wales was nationalised and came under centralised government control. [3] This led to better conditions and fewer, larger prisons. [3] The smaller prisons and gaols across the country were closed and the location of the prisons ...
List of prisons in the United Kingdom is a list of all 141 current prisons as of 2024 in the United Kingdom spread across the three UK legal systems of England and Wales (122 prisons), Scotland, (15 prisons) and Northern Ireland (4 prisons). Also included are a number of historical prisons no longer in current use.
Pages in category "Prisons in Wales" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
HM Prison Parc (Welsh: Carchar Parc EF) is a Category B men's private prison and Young Offenders Institution in Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales. It is operated by G4S , and is the only privately operated prison in Wales.
Labour MP Ruth Jones, chairwoman of Parliament’s Welsh Affairs Committee, described the issues at HMP Parc in Bridgend as ‘very concerning’. Reopening prisons probe is top priority for Welsh ...
The findings are from the Prisons in Wales report by the University of Cardiff’s Wales Governance Centre and is the latest publication focusing on the Welsh criminal justice system.
HM Prison Berwyn (Welsh: Carchar Berwyn EF; Welsh:) is a £250 million [3] Category C adult male prison in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is the largest prison in the UK, opened in 2017, and is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service .
HM Prison Prescoed (Welsh: Carchar Prescoed EF) is a Category D men's open prison, located in Coed-y-paen, three miles from Usk in Monmouthshire, Wales. Prescoed is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service , and acts as a satellite prison of the nearby HMP Usk .