Shortlist of sites for new prison in Wales
There is an overall shortage of prison capacity in Wales. The key shortages are split between North Wales (around 800 places) and South Wales (around 500 places). As there are no women's prisons in Wales, there is a requirement for nearly 200 female prison places within this total.
The long term strategic need is to provide an additional 1,000 prison places based on the current population, increasing to around 1,700 places in future years using the medium scenario of the published prison population projections.
The Ministry of Justice have shortlisted the following four potential sites for a new prison to serve Wales:
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Cwmbran (former Centrex site - police training)
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Goatmill Road, East Merthyr, Whitelands, Merthyr Tydfil
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Firestone, Wrexham
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Dynamex/Ferodo, Caernarfon
Further information is on the consultation being carried out by the Ministry of Justice is available in the shortlist of potential sites for a prison in Wales| document.
Comments on the shortlist should be sent by 31 October 2008 to:-
Les Manton
Head of Site Assessment and Planning
Custodial Property
Room 513
Abell House
John Islip Street
London
SW1P 4LH
E-mail address: les.manton@hmps.gsi.gov.uk |
A copy of the Letter sent to Leader of TCBC| is available to download here.