HM Prison Parc
Location | Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan |
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Coordinates | 51°31′51″N 3°33′39″W / 51.53083°N 3.56083°W |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Category B Adult Males/Young Offenders/Juveniles |
Capacity | 1652 (June 2016) |
Opened | 1997 |
Managed by | G4S |
Director | Janet Wallsgrove |
HM Prison Parc (Welsh: Carchar Parc EF) is a
, and is the only privately operated prison in Wales.History
The site was previously occupied by
From its opening, Parc Prison was beset with problems. Failures in the security technology, anti-English racism from Welsh inmates, and a high number of suicides were highlighted as concerns by
In August 2004, a
In January 2013, the Ministry of Justice announced that an additional houseblock would be constructed, increasing capacity.[7]
Current state
Parc Prison holds Remand and Sentenced Category B Adult males, juveniles and young offenders. All cells are equipped with sanitation, natural and forced ventilation, and electrics. The prison states that all wings are equipped with hot-water boilers, PIN telephones, pool and table tennis tables, showers, laundry facilities, and association areas.[citation needed]
Education is provided by an in-house education department. A range of subjects are offered including
Other facilities at the prison include a
Parc has ten wings consisting of eight adult and two YPU wings. Prisoner accommodation is a mix of single and double cells.[citation needed]
Notable inmates
References
- ^ "Parc Hospital". County Asylums. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "The PFI Contracts for Bridgend and Fazakerley Prisons" (PDF). National Audit Office. 31 October 1997. p. 66. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Remand prisoner freed by mistake". BBC. 19 July 2006. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- bbc.co.uk. 14 October 1999. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ^ "Prison responds to critics". bbc.co.uk. 20 March 2001. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ^ "Private jail 'worst' says report". bbc.co.uk. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ^ Danny Shaw (10 January 2013). "BBC News - Seven prison closures in England announced". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ "Prison, football, family, the Samaritans and me: Mark Aizlewood on life after jail". Wales Online. Retrieved 17 July 2022.