To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures are being taken to end slopping out in Chelmsford prison; when the practice is expected to end; and if he will make a statement.
Preparatory work on providing in-cell sanitation at HM prison, Chelmsford, is now in progress. The first cells with in-cell sanitation will be available early in 1992 and the programme will be completed by 1994.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many prisoners there were in Chelmsford prison on 1 December 1990 and 1 December 1991; what is the maximum number of prisoners meant to be in Chelmsford prison; and if he will make a statement on what actions are being taken to reduce overcrowding in Chelmsford prison;(2) if he will make a statement on the number of prisoners being held in police cells at Chelmsford police station; and what actions are being taken to alleviate the situation.
The readily available information for the period in question is as follows:
Number | |
Monday 3 December 1990 | 376 |
Monday 2 December 1991 | 389 |