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Prison had most inmate deaths due to 'alarming' amount of drug delivered by drones
AN “alarming” ingress of drugs at a prison led to the most inmate deaths in Wales and England last year, inspectors reveal today.
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HMP Parc, which was previously judged as one of the most successful prisons, suffered a serious decline in standards due to a failure to tackle the illicit drugs.
A total of 17 inmates are known to have died at G4S-run Parc in 2024.
Last month, South Wales Police confirmed the sudden death of a 49-year-old man at the Bridgend prison on March 1 and leaked messages from the prison have recently revealed staff laughing at beating inmates and joking about self-harm.
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