Inside 'Britain’s wokest jail' where inmates tell guards their preferred pronouns

In "Britain’s wokest jail", inmates can tell guards their preferred pronouns for addressing them.

Staff at HMP Usk in Monmouthshire are told to refer to the details on prisoners' neurodiversity passports to avoid offending.

Information, including triggers for anxiety and ways to express pain, is displayed.

Noise, bright lights or needles are all cited as reasons why an inmate might feel distressed.

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Prisoners also have access to yoga, a sensory garden and therapy dogs.

They can also sign up for football, gym activities and crocheting classes.

An Independent Monitoring Board released a report into conditions at the facility.

It argued that staff "seem to be familiar with the Equality Act and the needs of prisoners".

It read: "The board appreciates the efforts of the two neurodiversity support managers.

"They identify prisoners with additional needs, for example, ADHD, dyslexia, autistic spectrum disorder, acquired brain injuries and learning disabilities.

"HMP Usk offers several exclusive support groups for neurodiverse individuals.

"Many participants use a ‘passport’ that details their specific neurodiversity, its effects, and preferred communication methods.”

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A source told the Sun: "Jail bosses need to be reminded that prisoners are behind bars to be punished as well as rehabilitated.

"Offering cons neuro- diversity passports smacks of jails being holiday camps.

"HMP Usk must be Britain’s wokest jail."

The Ministry of Justice has been contacted for a comment.

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It comes after a GB News exclusive investigation found the annual bill for incarcerating foreign offenders has reached a total of £629,408,766.

Out of the 87,342 prisoners held in British prisons across England and Wales, 10,487 are foreign nationals.

Speaking to GB News, Reform UK's Prisons Advisor Vanessa Frake urged the Labour Government to "persuade countries" to take their criminals back.

She said: "The cost to this country for foreign national prisoners is staggering. It's a very long, drawn-out process."

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