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Bedford prison suffering rising violence, inspectors find
Barbed wire and windows to cells on the walls of HMP Bedford in Harpur, Bedfordshire, July 12, 2024
A VICTORIAN prison holding almost double its capacity of prisoners is suffering rising violence, prison inspectors found today.
HMP Bedford has a capacity for 500 prisoners but holds 900.
HM Inspectorate of Prisons said it has twice issued statutory “urgent notifications” to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to intervene at the prison.
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