HM Prison Wayland is a Category C men's

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, located near the village of

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. The prison is operated by

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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 claimed that prisoners at Wayland were being given inadequate

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care by the

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. The board criticised the Norfolk & Waveney Mental Health Trust for removing a specialist

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at the prison. However the report praised the jail's governor and prison staff for their preparations to open the new prison blocks at Wayland. In November 2009, an inspection report from

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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 number of prisoners at the jail. However, the report described the prison as performing "reasonably well" overall. In August 2016 the prison governor, Paul Cawkwell, was severely beaten by an inmate in the canteen. An edition of

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topical discussion programme ''

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'' was broadcast from the prison in September 1991, with the audience consisting of prisoners and prison officers.

The prison today

Wayland is a Category C prison for adult males. It now comprises 14 residential units and one segregation unit. 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 prisoners' children in the visits room. This is supervised and managed by the

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Notable former inmates

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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' * Charlie Gilmour, stepson of

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guitarist,

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served 4 months at HMP Wayland in 2011. *

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, the perpetrator of the

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, spent two years at the prison. *

Reggie Kray Ronald Kray (24 October 193317 March 1995) and Reginald Kray (24 October 19331 October 2000) were identical twin brothers, gangsters and convicted criminals. They were the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in the East End of London, Engl ...

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, a

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charged for the murdering of three people. He served from June 2008 until November 2017.

References

External links

Ministry of Justice pages on Wayland
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wayland (Hm Prison) Category C prisons in England Prisons in Norfolk 1985 establishments in England Men's prisons