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Prisoner given extra 12 months for attack on inmate with plug and wire
A judge at Mold Crown Court ordered the new terms to run alongside the man’s current sentence, but said the Parole Board should weigh any further violence.
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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.
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HMYOI Parc rated good on all four tests as inspectors praise child-focused unit
Inspectors found the children's unit near Bridgend had kept up high standards while its population grew, and the Chief Inspector of Prisons held it up as an example to other young offender institutions.
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MPs warn overcrowding and staff shortages are undermining justice in Wales
The Welsh Affairs Committee’s ‘Jagged Justice’ report says prisons and probation in Wales are under strain, and calls for clearer joint working between Westminster and the Welsh Government.
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HMP Usk and Prescoed improve further, with Usk rated good on all four tests
Inspectors found the two Monmouthshire prisons safe and settled, with strong relationships between staff and prisoners, though Prescoed's open prison left some men underoccupied and waiting too long for temporary release.
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HMP Berwyn safety rating falls as inspectors find violence and drug use among highest
Inspectors downgraded safety at the North Wales prison to not sufficiently good. A third of men tested positive for drugs, and a quarter had no work or education.
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HMP Parc rated poor for safety after drugs and violence took hold, inspectors found
Inspectors found standards at the large South Wales prison had seriously deteriorated after a change of contract, although a new director had brought early signs of recovery.
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HMP Cardiff a benchmark for reception prisons, inspectors find, despite deaths and drugs
Inspectors rated the Victorian city-centre prison reasonably good on all four tests, but raised concern that 10 men had taken their own lives since 2019 and that drugs were easy to get.
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HMYOI Parc rated best in England and Wales but education slipped, inspectors found
The inspectorate's report on HMYOI Parc, published in January 2024, found the unit for boys near Bridgend remained good for safety, care and resettlement, but purposeful activity fell to not sufficiently good.
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HMP Swansea safe and improving, inspectors find, despite severe overcrowding
Inspectors praised real incentives that drew remand prisoners into work and education at the 19th-century inner-city jail. Overcrowded cells, a thin weekend regime and releases without housing remained concerns.