It is not the right time to expand Parc prison, two years after a spate of deaths, say MPs.

The Welsh Affairs Committee warned expanding Bridgend's HMP Parc 'would be a distraction from the improvements being made there' after issues with suicide, violence, and drugs ...

Welsh affairs committee says Bridgend jail is ‘not the right place’ to add inmates after deaths, violence and staff shortages ...

The prison with the most inmate deaths in Wales and England this year is being investigated over messages between staff about excessive use of force on prisoners. In a letter to the Justice and Home ...

MPs on the cross-party Welsh Affairs Select Committee have called on the Ministry of Justice to pause its plans to expand HMP Parc. After a two-year investigation the Committee decided that ...

One of the UK's largest prisons is failing to tackle an "alarming" amount of drugs that have led to a "spate" of deaths, a damning report has said. An unannounced inspection of HMP Parc in Bridgend in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A report into a troubled Welsh prison has raised significant concerns about staff shortages which are continuing to cripple the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MPs say texts seemingly showing prison officers mocking prisoners were "deeply concerning" and part of a list of things causing ...

A damning report has revealed the shocking descent of one of Britain's best prisons into a drug-infested failure where 17 inmates died in a year. HMP Parc in Bridgend, South Wales, opened in 1997 and ...

Reopening an inquiry into Welsh prisons following a series of deaths at HMP Parc is a priority for a reformed Commons committee, according to its new chairwoman. Four members of staff at Parc prison ...

Leaked messages from a prison where 17 inmates died last year show staff laughing at beating inmates and joking about self-harm. The messages allegedly show staff members at HMP Parc, a privately run ...