HM Prison Usk

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Coordinates: 51°41′58″N 2°54′01″W / 51.69944°N 2.90028°W / 51.69944; -2.90028
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HMP Usk
Governor
Rob Denman
WebsiteUsk at justice.gov.uk

HM Prison Usk (Welsh: Carchar Brynbuga EF) is a

HMP Prescoed
.

History

Main gates to the old gaol, Maryport Street

Usk Prison was built in 1841/2 in red

sex offenders
) and it continues in that role today.

The building received a Grade II* heritage listing in 1974, being a largely unaltered Victorian gaol.[2]

In May 2003 a special workshop was set up in Usk Prison, in conjunction with a local charity. Prisoners in the workshop worked at removing fake logos from clothing, CDs and videos which have been seized by

trading standards officers. The rebranded goods were then sold in local charity shops in the region. The project was the first of its kind to be set up in Wales.[3]
However, by March 2008 this had been closed down.

In July 2003 Usk Prison (along with its satellite prison Prescoed) was described as of the top five performing prisons in England and Wales. The statistics were published by the Prison Service as part of a league table - the first time that prisons had been ranked in this way.[4]

In August 2008 an inspection report from

psychologists.[5]

Present day

Usk is a Category C closed prison for adult male vulnerable prisoners (mainly sex offenders, convicted police officers, ranking civil workers [clarification needed] which are convicted to serve a term or sentence). Accommodation at the prison consists of three main wings, which radiate off a central rotunda. The majority of the cells are bunked double-occupancy, all with integral sanitation. Good quality and well-screened showers are available on all residential units. Additional accommodation is located on Comber Unit (a 20-bed ground floor wing opened in May 2003). Allocation to Comber Unit is by application after 6 months as an Enhanced Prisoner. All prisoners have access to in cell TV with 9 digital Freeview channels, and access to limited disabled facilities. There is wheelchair access to most ground floor areas such as the Refectory and Chapel.

The prison offers a range of education courses covering basic skills to

bricklaying
.

Unlike most other UK prisons, there is no staffed Visitors' Centre or children's play area. In the visiting room there are vending machines providing hot & cold drinks and snacks. Baby changing facilities are available. The Visiting Room allows only ten prisoner visits per day.

Between 1999 and 2011 the court room, and the historic Sessions House next door, were the subject of a restoration project costing £200,000. The building re-opened as the base of Usk Town Council.[6]

Notable inmates

References

  1. ^ "Usk Prison".
  2. ^
    National Historic Assets of Wales
    . Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Inmates rebrand seized goods". BBC News. 24 May 2003. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  4. ^ "League table shames worst prisons". BBC News. 24 July 2003. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  5. ^ "Mixed findings in jail inspection". BBC News. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  6. ^ Wood, Chris. "Historic Usk courthouse opens doors again". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

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