Inmates at Swansea Prison were paid thousands of pounds in compensation last year, it has been revealed. Information released to WalesOnline via the Freedom of Information Act has shown the total amount of cash paid out to serving prisoners and the reasons why.
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has said payments of damages to prisoners as a result of litigation claims arising at HMP Swansea amounted to £10,900. The types of claim were slips, trips and falls, which amounted to £9,150, and bunk-bed related claims which amounted to £1,750.
The statistics span from January 1 to December 31, 2021. The MOJ would not disclose the specific circumstances surrounding each incident, instead providing the general category within which they were filed. You can get Swansea stories straight to your inbox with our newsletter.
