Wayland (HM Prison)
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HM Prison Wayland is a Category C
men's prison
, located near the village of Griston
(near Thetford
) in Norfolk
, England
. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service
.
In October 2007, a report from the Independent Monitoring Board
claimed that prisoners at Wayland were being given inadequate mental health
care by the NHS
. The Board criticised the Norfolk & Waveney Mental Health Trust for removing a specialist mental health nurse at the prison. However the report praised the jail's governor and prison staff for their prepartations to open the new prison blocks at Wayland.
In November 2009, an inspection report from Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons
stated that an increased use of force was being used at Wayland Prison. Inspectors were also concerned that the healthcare department and reception facilities for new inmates were not adequate for the increased amount of prisoners at the jail. However, the report described the prison as performing "reasonably well" overall.
Treatment Programmes. These prisoners are gradually being relocated to the new HMP Bure prison. The majority of the accommodation at the prison is single cell with shared accommodation on the Induction Unit and in selected cells within the main wings.
The prison provides a range of workshops and training facilities as well as an Education Department which focuses on basic key skills. There is a Visitors' Centre offering refreshments and a play area for main prisoner's children in the visits room. This is supervised and managed by The Ormiston Children and Families Trust.
Prison security categories in the United Kingdom
There are four prisoner security categories in the United Kingdom used to classify every adult prisoner for the purposes of assigning them to a prison. The categories are based upon the severity of the crime and the risk posed should the person escape....
men's prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
, located near the village of Griston
Griston
Griston is a village and civil parish in the Wayland area of the Breckland district within the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of and had a population of 1,206 in 206 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.It...
(near Thetford
Thetford
Thetford is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. It is on the A11 road between Norwich and London, just south of Thetford Forest. The civil parish, covering an area of , has a population of 21,588.-History:...
) in Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, England
England
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. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service
Her Majesty's Prison Service
Her Majesty's Prison Service is a part of the National Offender Management Service of the Government of the United Kingdom tasked with managing most of the prisons within England and Wales...
.
History
Wayland prison opened in 1985, and has been enlarged on three occasions. In 2007 the prison was enlarged again, when new pre-fabricated cells for up to 300 extra prisoners were moved into the Wayland Prison complex, as well as new workshops and other facilities.In October 2007, a report from the Independent Monitoring Board
Independent Monitoring Board
Independent Monitoring Boards are statutory bodies established by the Prison Act 1952 to monitor the welfare of prisoners in the UK to ensure that they are properly cared for within Prison and Immigration Centre rules, whilst in custody and detention...
claimed that prisoners at Wayland were being given inadequate mental health
Mental health
Mental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
care by the NHS
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
. The Board criticised the Norfolk & Waveney Mental Health Trust for removing a specialist mental health nurse at the prison. However the report praised the jail's governor and prison staff for their prepartations to open the new prison blocks at Wayland.
In November 2009, an inspection report from Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons is the head of HM Inspectorate of Prisons and the senior inspector of prisons, young offender institutions and immigration service detention and removal centres in England and Wales...
stated that an increased use of force was being used at Wayland Prison. Inspectors were also concerned that the healthcare department and reception facilities for new inmates were not adequate for the increased amount of prisoners at the jail. However, the report described the prison as performing "reasonably well" overall.
The prison today
Wayland is a Category C prison for adult males. It now comprises eight residential units, two of which are designated for those taking part in Sex OffenderSex offender
A sex offender is a person who has committed a sex crime. What constitutes a sex crime differs by culture and by legal jurisdiction. Most jurisdictions compile their laws into sections such as traffic, assault, sexual, etc. The majority of convicted sex offenders have convictions for crimes of a...
Treatment Programmes. These prisoners are gradually being relocated to the new HMP Bure prison. The majority of the accommodation at the prison is single cell with shared accommodation on the Induction Unit and in selected cells within the main wings.
The prison provides a range of workshops and training facilities as well as an Education Department which focuses on basic key skills. There is a Visitors' Centre offering refreshments and a play area for main prisoner's children in the visits room. This is supervised and managed by The Ormiston Children and Families Trust.
Notable former inmates
- Reggie Kray was transferred from Maidstone PrisonMaidstone (HM Prison)HM Prison Maidstone is a Category C men's prison, located in Maidstone, Kent, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:...
to Wayland where he was held until his release in 2000
- Jeffrey Archer was an inmate from August until October 2001, as a result of his high profile perjury conviction. His diary, from his time in the prison, is published in 'Prison Diary 2: Wayland - Purgatory'