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Jeffrey Archer was an inmate from August until October 2001, as a result of his high-profile perjury conviction. His diary, from his time in the prison, is published in 'Prison Diary 2: Wayland - Purgatory' [8] Charlie Gilmour, stepson of Pink Floyd guitarist, David Gilmour served 4 months at HMP Wayland in 2011. [9]
In March 2008, the Ministry of Justice announced that Frankland would be expanded again, with planning permission being granted for an additional 120 places at the prison. [ 4 ] In 2011, two convicted prisoners, Nathan Mann and Michael Parr, disemboweled fellow inmate Mitchell Harrison in order to eat his liver.
The prison has an active education programme and all prisoners are encouraged to participate. Prisoners are usually assessed to determine their level of education within a short time of arriving at La Moye. Inmates can study both academic and vocational qualifications. [2] La Moye also has a library which was opened in November 2007. [3]
In August 2022, it was announced that following competitive tendering, from 16 February 2023, the prison would be operated by Sodexo Justice Services. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] 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 ...
In December 2019, HMP Humber confirmed that one inmate had been diagnosed with tuberculosis. [ 9 ] In April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic , Humber was identified as one of six jails which would be provided with modular buildings, adapted from shipping containers, to provide additional single prison cell accommodation to help counter the ...
Nottingham Coroner's Court is hearing an ongoing inquest for three inmates - David Richards, Anthony Binfield and Rolandas Karbauskas – who all died within the space of three weeks at HMP ...
A year later, one of the prison's chaplains resigned after claims that he had demanded sexual favours from inmates in exchange for communion wine. [2] In December 2004 a sixteen-bed juvenile unit opened at Downview for young female offenders (both remand and convicted) aged from 15-18, in partnership with the Youth Justice Board.
The prison has had a variety of roles over the years, but today acts as a prison for Category B & C inmates. In January 2003, a report from His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons criticised Norwich Prison for factors including poor cleanliness and the failure of its anti-drug and anti-bullying programmes. The report also criticised the lack ...