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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Sammy Gecsoyler

Three inmates taken to hospital after disorder at Welsh prison

A prison cell
Prison staff at HMP Parc (not pictured) said they ‘swiftly resolved’ the incident that led to an air ambulance being called. Photograph: Mike Abrahams/Alamy

Three prisoners have been taken to hospital and an air ambulance was dispatched after disorder at a privately-run prison where 10 inmates have died in the past three months.

Security firm G4S, which runs HMP Parc in Bridgend, Wales, said there were two short-lived incidents at the prison on Friday, one of which involved 20 prisoners. The second incident, which was unrelated, involved an altercation between three prisoners, who required hospital treatment.

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