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Princess Royal tours Cilwrgi dairy farm at HMP Prescoed
The Princess Royal visited the only working dairy farm operated under the prison service, meeting staff and prisoners at the Monmouthshire site on 21 July.
Prison profile
HMP & YOI Prescoed
Category D (open) Public (HMPPS)
Population249of 260 operational places (96%)
Last inspectedMay 2025Full inspection, unannounced
Latest inspection
At its last full inspection (May 2025; report published August 2025), inspectors found outcomes for prisoners were reasonably good for purposeful activity; good for safety, respect and preparation for release. It held 249 people at the time, against an operational capacity of 260. HMP Usk and HMP & YOI Prescoed are run together and inspected in a single report, but graded separately.
Read our story Read the inspection report
Healthy prison tests: inspectors grade four areas from 1 (poor) to 4 (good).
Inspection history
- Safety: good · Respect: good · Purposeful activity: good · Preparation for release: good Read our story
- Safety: good · Respect: good · Purposeful activity: reasonably good · Rehabilitation and release planning: reasonably good Read our story