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Drugs, violence and self harm at HMP Five Wells

Chief Inspector Charlie Taylor on his inspection of HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough

HMP Five Wells is a category C prison which can house up to 1,687 prisoners and it was inspected in January 2024

G4S have told the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, 'We have put in place an action plan with a focus on recruitment, retention, addressing the ingress of drugs, governance and oversight. Inspectors said rates of violence and self-harm are falling and this downward trajectory has continued since the inspection'

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