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Sodexo Justice Services (formerly United Kingdom Detention Services and Kalyx), a subsidiary of Sodexo, is a private prison operator in the United Kingdom and several other countries. [1] The company changed its name to Sodexo Justice Services in 2011. [2] As of 2023, the company fully operates six prisons in the United Kingdom.
The prison is operated by Sodexo Justice Services, and is the only dual purpose-built prison holding males and females in the United Kingdom. The prison, which has a population of around 1,100 inmates, [2] comprises four large wings, each with a separate housing arrangement for female detainees and male detainees. It is managed by the Newton ...
Plans also exist to further expand the prison to include a male section along the lines of HMP Peterborough (also run by Sodexo Justice Services), making it a dual prison holding males and females. In 2012, it was reported that Bronzefield was the first prison in the UK to have its own branch of the Women's Institute .
The category B jail, which is operated by Sodexo, was inspected in October and the rate of violence remained high with a case where an inmate was charged for the murder of a fellow inmate.
The prison had transferred from private providers Serco to Sodexo in February 2023, and the jury had heard throughout the inquest how it had been understaffed at time of the inmates' deaths.
A prison was in "disarray" when three inmates died within the space of a month, an inquest has heard. Matt Brady, who worked at HMP Lowdham Grange from 1997 to 2023, said staffing levels were low ...
Forest Bank Prison is a Category B local prison although the majority of the inmates are Category C. The term local means that the prison holds people on remand to the local courts as well as sentenced prisoners. Adult inmates at Forest Bank come from the courts in Bolton, Bury, Leigh and Wigan.
To discourage inmates from reporting abuse, staff provided youth with snacks or special privileges, such as being allowed to stay up late, former inmates said. Fernandez recalled that before an inspection by state officials last year, staff promised to throw a party for the girls if they behaved and answered questions as instructed.