tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985080357558043054.post2185636533032765724..comments2024-03-27T18:54:46.951+00:00Comments on Syniadau :: The Blog: Locked in ... to the wrong sort of prisonSyniadauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13876017048168055247noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985080357558043054.post-11468574975471352102009-10-21T23:33:28.633+01:002009-10-21T23:33:28.633+01:00What you say is true of the way things were at the...What you say is true of the way things were at the beginning of the year. However the MoJ abandoned their plans for Titans in April. That still left open the possiblility of local prisons for 700 (or so) and the Caernarfon prison was intended to be one of those (it had to be, the site couldn't take anything bigger). <br /><br />However the news yesterday, if you watch the video, is that the MoJ are NOW looking to build a 1,500 place prison somewhere in Wales. Peter Hain was angling for it to be on Ynys Môn a few weeks ago.<br /><br />My concern is that Brynle Williams and others are anxious to get a prison in north Wales THINKING it will be a 700 place local prison. My post was a warning that it won't be.MHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329059309196746446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985080357558043054.post-27222272016889512522009-10-21T22:44:01.664+01:002009-10-21T22:44:01.664+01:00From what I hear, it appears that the options faci...From what I hear, it appears that the options facing N Wales are a 2,500-person "regional" prison (i.e. for N Wales and N W England) or a 700-person "local" prison. Whether either will be built seems up in the air.<br /> There is a clear argument for a local prison to service Welsh prisoners. There is no justification for anything larger.<br /><br /> More importantly, it shows that the needs of Welsh communities are being ignored by London.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com