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Mike Quinn, vice-chairman of the National Association of Probation Officers Northumbria branch, said that the event was a consequence of staff cuts in the prison service. A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice stated that this had been an isolated incident unrelated to staffing levels. [4]
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]
Hollesley Bay at justice.gov.uk HM Prison Hollesley Bay , known locally as Hollesley Bay Colony (to which signposts still point) or simply The Colony, is a Category D men's prison and Young Offender Institution , located in the village of Hollesley , about 8 miles (13 km) from the town of Woodbridge in Suffolk, England.
In a 2001 study by the Prison Reform Trust, Featherstone Prison was revealed to have the highest number of drug-using prisoners in the UK. 34% of all inmates in the jail admitted to taking drugs. [2] A year later it was revealed that inmates were brewing their own beer using Marmite, with fruit and vegetables also being used to make alcoholic ...
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 ...
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 ...
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]