Prison Accommodation

(asked on 12th May 2020) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of inmates are housed in double cells in each prison as at May 2020; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
Lucy Frazer Portrait
Lucy Frazer
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
This question was answered on 18th May 2020

Upon arrival into custody, all prisoners’ suitability to share a cell is risk assessed. These assessments are based on numerous factors including index offence, health concerns and security information (such as beliefs and prejudices).

We are creating additional space in the existing estate by deploying temporary accommodation cells. Alongside measures to limit prisoner movement and releasing low-risk offenders, this will help prevent our NHS being overwhelmed. These cells are a temporary measure to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. Prisoners will return to their usual accommodation arrangements when it is safe to do so.

We have robust and flexible plans in place to keep staff, the public and prisoners safe. These are based on the latest public health advice, and there are positive early signs that these are proving effective.

The table below identifies the number of prisoners sharing cells holding two or more people as at 1 May 2020. The detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.

Prison

Total number of prisoners sharing cells

Proportion

Prison

Total number of prisoners sharing cells

Proportion

Altcourse

673

64%

Leicester

234

72%

Ashfield

156

38%

Lewes

278

47%

Askham Grange

69

64%

Leyhill

0

0%

Aylesbury

0

0%

Lincoln

454

73%

Bedford

249

68%

Lindholme

328

36%

Belmarsh

473

59%

Littlehey

172

15%

Berwyn

1124

63%

Liverpool

428

61%

Birmingham

547

62%

Long Lartin

0

0%

Brinsford

250

49%

Low Newton

12

4%

Bristol

220

45%

Lowdham Grange

6

1%

Brixton

550

78%

Maidstone

60

10%

Bronzefield

110

23%

Manchester

316

41%

Buckley Hall

78

17%

Moorland

370

41%

Bullingdon

711

67%

New Hall

57

16%

Bure

10

2%

North Sea Camp

206

51%

Cardiff

436

61%

Northumberland

0

0%

Channings Wood

68

10%

Norwich

270

39%

Chelmsford

312

46%

Nottingham

378

46%

Coldingley

24

6%

Oakwood

832

42%

Cookham Wood

0

0%

Onley

156

22%

Dartmoor

0

0%

Parc

678

43%

Deerbolt

16

5%

Pentonville

596

65%

Doncaster

799

72%

Peterborough

372

45%

Dovegate

228

20%

Peterborough Female

88

30%

Downview

0

0%

Portland

134

27%

Drake Hall

59

22%

Prescoed

66

29%

Durham

832

87%

Preston

513

76%

East Sutton Park

96

99%

Ranby

326

34%

Eastwood Park

93

28%

Risley

196

18%

Elmley

735

65%

Rochester

254

41%

Erlestoke

74

15%

Rye Hill

158

24%

Exeter

340

70%

Send

0

0%

Featherstone

110

17%

Springhill

158

50%

Feltham

170

43%

Stafford

554

75%

Ford

230

45%

Standford Hill

0

0%

Forest Bank

847

60%

Stocken

248

24%

Foston Hall

118

39%

Stoke Heath

324

44%

Frankland

0

0%

Styal

227

61%

Full Sutton

0

0%

Sudbury

304

59%

Garth

22

3%

Swaleside

0

0%

Gartree

24

3%

Swansea

294

77%

Grendon

0

0%

Swinfen Hall

90

16%

Guys Marsh

102

23%

Thameside

702

63%

Hatfield

58

18%

The Mount

210

21%

Haverigg

0

0%

The Verne

30

5%

High Down

672

59%

Thorn Cross

52

14%

Highpoint

262

21%

Usk

213

86%

Hindley

250

45%

Wakefield

0

0%

Hewell

508

62%

Wandsworth

1102

77%

Hollesley Bay

66

14%

Warren Hill

0

0%

Holme House

716

62%

Wayland

300

31%

Hull

612

60%

Wealstun

0

0%

Humber

294

30%

Werrington

0

0%

Huntercombe

228

49%

Wetherby

0

0%

Isis

272

46%

Whatton

120

15%

Isle Of Wight

152

15%

Whitemoor

0

0%

Kirkham

24

4%

Winchester

208

45%

Kirklevington Grange

0

0%

Woodhill

50

10%

Lancaster Farms

124

24%

Wormwood Scrubs

580

55%

Leeds

608

67%

Wymott

54

5%

Grand total

29,559

37%

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