Expansion of HMP Parc in Wales should be paused, MPs say
•Welsh affairs committee says Bridgend jail is ‘not the right place’ to add inmates after deaths, violence and staff shortagesPlans to expand one of the most troubled prisons in England and Wales shoul...
•Another three men died there in the first nine months of 2025.
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المصدر: The Guardian World | Source: The Guardian WorldWelsh affairs committee says Bridgend jail is ‘not the right place’ to add inmates after deaths, violence and staff shortages
Plans to expand one of the most troubled prisons in England and Wales should be paused until serious failures surrounding staff and inmate safety are addressed, MPs have said.
Seventeen men died at HMP Parc in Bridgend in 2024 – the highest number recorded at any prison in England and Wales that year – amid drug use, self-harm, violence and understaffing issues. Another three men died there in the first nine months of 2025.
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