Bedford Prison
(asked on 6th March 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of cells being significantly damaged by prisoners have occurred at HMP Bedford since 1 January 2018.
This question was answered on 14th March 2018
There have been 40 cells taken out of service due to vandalism at HMP Bedford since 1 January 2018. Currently, only 13 cells remain out of service (as at 8 March 2018).
Alongside the establishment of Gov Facility Services Ltd, we are putting urgent activity in hand to reduce maintenance back-logs and improve cleanliness and decency starting with the highest-priority prisons.