Let’s talk about HMP Berwyn
Annelise2021-02-27T11:45:21+00:00Background HMP Berwyn is a Cat C male adult prison, it is the largest prison in the UK, and the second largest in Europe, with a capacity of 2106. The prison [...]
This week, Police Smash Modern Day Slavery Ring
Prisonphone2019-07-06T15:42:16+01:00Police Smash Modern Day Slavery Ring West Midlands’ Police have broken up the largest ever modern day slavery ring in the UK. After [...]
This Week In Britain’s Prisons include Tornado teams and an officer having their throat slashed
Prisonphone2019-04-19T15:15:48+01:00Young Prison Officer has Throat Slashed by Inmate at HMP Nottingham A 23 year old prison officer was rushed to hospital after having [...]
Berwyn Prison: Drugs “Readily Available”, Governor Suspended, Officers Protest Over Violence
Prisonphone2018-10-01T07:10:19+01:00Berwyn Prison: Drugs “Readily Available”, Governor Suspended, Officers Protest Over Violence HMP Berwyn will be Europe’s largest prison when it is fully operational, [...]
Will Britain’s New ‘Super Prison’ Ease Pressure on Prison System?
Prisonphone2017-03-13T13:37:52+00:00It’s hoped the opening of Britain’s first ‘super prison’ will reduce overcrowding and increase the number of inmates in acceptable accommodation. HMP Berwyn, in Wrexham, Wales, cost £250 million to [...]
Super-Prison HMP Berwyn – Focus on Rehabilitation, Not Punishment
Prisonphone2016-08-08T10:03:35+01:00According to a recent report, work is well underway on Wrexham’s new super-prison HMP Berwyn; and the establishment is on track to be opened in February 2017. In this [...]
