A 61-year-old woman who worked at HMP Bristol has received a sentence of six years and three months for her part in a conspiracy to bring drugs and SIM cards into the jail.
The Chief Inspector of Prisons invoked the Urgent Notification process at the Bristol reception prison for the second time since 2019. Inspectors found high violence, easy access to drugs and men locked up for almost 22 hours a day.
In July 2023 the Chief Inspector of Prisons used the Urgent Notification process at HMP Bristol for the second time in four years, citing violence, self-inflicted deaths and drugs.
In June 2019 the Chief Inspector of Prisons invoked the Urgent Notification process at HMP Bristol, saying the jail had been in drift and decline for years despite special measures.
