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The median term for inmates is six years. 47% of inmates are serving terms of one-to-five years; 17% are serving terms of six-to-nine years; and 33% are serving maximum sentences of 10 years or more. As of January 2003, 984 offenders were serving life sentences , including 14 offenders under death sentences (all of which have now been commuted ...
In 2017 the prison was re-rolled from a Category B local/remand prison to a Category C training and resettlement. This coincided with being chosen as a pilot site for a joint Department of Health and Ministry of Justice programme to develop better ways to promote recovery from drug addiction (Drug Recovery Prison Programme).
The prison was opened in the mid-1970s, and originally built to house 150 inmates. Because La Moye is the island's only jail, it has to provide accommodation for men, women and vulnerable prisoners. The young offenders wing was closed due to no funding.
On 18 December 2023, the Ministry of Justice announced that HM Prison and Probation Service would take over the running of the prison for an interim period to improve safety and security at the prison. The prison would be stabilised by the deployment of a new Governor and experienced public sector managers and prison officers.
Ministry of Justice pages on Guys Marsh HMP Guys Marsh - HM Inspectorate of Prisons Reports 50°59′05″N 2°13′11″W / 50.9848°N 2.2197°W / 50.9848; -
In 2011 it was announced that, along with several other prisons, HMP Durham would be put up for market testing as part of a Ministry of Justice plan to make savings of almost 25%. [17] A 2014 report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons found that a third of inmates tested positive for drug use, a rate almost twice as high as similar prisons.
The construction of Channings Wood Prison began on the former Ministry of Defence site in 1973, by a combination of contract and prison labour. The prison officially opened in July 1974, although some of the wooden huts remained in use whilst building and landscaping continued into the eighties.
In November 2015 the Ministry of Justice confirmed that, as part of a major programme to replace older prisons, it would not renew its lease on the prison. [ 31 ] It was announced in October 2019 that HMP Dartmoor would close in 2023, [ 32 ] but in December 2021 it was confirmed that, following negotiations with the Duchy, it would remain open ...