Berwyn Prison

(asked on 7th September 2018) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timeframe is for HMP Berwyn to operate at full capacity.


Answered by
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Rory Stewart
This question was answered on 17th September 2018

HMP Berwyn in Wrexham, North Wales opened on 27 February 2017, and when fully operational, will create 2,106 modern and efficient prison places holding category C men. The latest data for Berwyn (published July 2018) shows a population of 1,136 and is currently ramping up its population as part of its safe mobilisation.

As with any new prison, there has been a deliberate phased population increase at Berwyn since opening which continues to rise month on month.

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