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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.
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Warren Hill's Juvenile Activity Centre accommodates a drug rehabilitation project and a special education intervention group. There is also a special leisure area for inmates who earn privileges. On 4 September 2013, the Ministry of Justice announced that it intends to convert Warren Hill into a prison for adult male inmates. [3]
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 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 ...
Other facilities for inmates at the prison included a library and chaplaincy support. On 4 September 2013, the Ministry of Justice announced that it intended to close Dorchester Prison, [4] and the prison was formally closed in January 2014 under The Closure of Prisons Order 2014. [5]
Drug overdoses nearly doubled at a privately run prison where inmates said it was “easy” to get hold of illegal substances, The Independent can reveal.. HMP Forest Bank, a category B jail in ...
By 2015 all inmates were Category D. [1] In January 2014 a prisoner absconded from the prison; [6] he was arrested the following day in nearby Eaglescliffe. [7] In May 2024, the Ministry of Justice announced plans to add a further 152 places at Kirklevington Grange. [8]