Located in Bridgend, South Wales, Parc was the first prison to be built in the UK under the government’s private finance initiative (PFI). G4S Care and Justice Ltd has a 25-year operating contract to manage the prison on behalf of HM Prison Service. Parc opened in November 1997. It run as part of the Wales region and has a capacity of 1723. The #1 governor is called Heather Whitehead, who has been in charge since 2023. The YOI governor is Sam Kitching, Head of Parc YOI, October 2022
Accommodation
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- HBA Four units each with 75 single and double cells holding sentenced, standard- and basic-level young adults and adults; A2 holds young adults and adults on induction.
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- HBB Four units each with 75 single and double cells holding sentenced, standard- and basic-level young adults and adults; B3 holds 18-25 year olds.
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- HBC Single unit with 69 single and double cells, containing the resettlement unit for convicted young adults and adults.
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- HBD Single unit with 69 single and double cells, containing the substance misuse support unit for convicted young adults and adults.
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- HBX Three units with a total of 216 cells holding a mix of convicted and remand adults and young adults: X1 and X2 hold standard- and basic-level prisoners; X3 holds enhanced- and standard- level prisoners, and includes the assisted living unit and older prisoners unit.
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- HBT T1- T4 have a total of 198 single and double cells holding a mix of convicted adults and young adults: T1 holds those on enhanced level; T2 is the enhanced working unit;T3 holds those in custody for the first time and ex-service personnel; 4 also contains the family unit, T5 – single unit with 112 single and double cells holding a mix of convicted and remand adults and young adults. T6 – single unit with 16 wheelchair accessible cells, including two health care crisis beds allocated to young adults; this unit is not currently in use.
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- HBE2 Segregation unit containing 22 single cells.
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- Safer custody unit : 15 single and double cells holding vulnerable prisoners on their first night and any other vulnerable prisoners in crisis.
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- Juvenile unit, holding up to 64 children,
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- The young persons’ unit at HMP&YOI Parc is located in the main establishment and consists of 2 units. Both units have on-site shower facilities and each cell has a television, toilet, desk, chair, sink and storage unit
- Echo One unit has an operational capacity of 24 with cells being split over two separate levels. The unit consists of 16 single and six double cells.
- Golf One is all located on one level. The operational capacity of Golf One is set at 36 with 12 single and 12 double cells.
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- Juvenile unit, holding up to 64 children,