Few Give A Damn

Thursday, October 18, 2012 

Inspectors give their verdict on conditions for sex offenders at HMP Bure in Norfolk

"The annual report into Norfolk’s prison for sex offenders has again highlighted “inappropriate” care and facilities for elderly and disabled prisoners.

For the third consecutive year, the issue has been flagged up in the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) report about HMP Bure, which opened in 2009 at the former RAF Coltishall.

It also highlights “totally unacceptable” handling of prisoners with indefinite sentences. A “serious lack of opportunity to complete programmes” means they are held “far beyond a release date that they would otherwise have achieved”.

The IMB report clears the prison managers of any blame, and urges the government to suspend the sentencing exercise to allow a “more robust structure” to be put in place across the country.

The prison houses up to 523 category C male sex offenders, largely from the eastern region."

http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/inspectors_give_their_verdict_on_conditions_for_sex_offenders_at_hmp_bure_in_norfolk_1_1660654