The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. History [ edit] She was visited during her stay in jail by former neighbour Julie Bushby, who revealed details of Matthews' life behind bars including cutting her ginger hair short and dying it in in the prison hairdressers. She knew if she asked me again, things would get heated. The baby died in. "Some women have suffered a history of domestic violence and are left with an impossible choice between returning to live with an abusive partner or sleeping on the streets.". If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. This 67 year-old Liverpudlian had only killed once when he was detained. So just stay out of jail and you should be pretty safe. Up to 572 women inmates can be held at the Category A jail across four houseblocks . Prison Phone have been helping inmates at HMP Bronzefield to keep in touch with friends and family with lower rate phone calls since 2013. Dont include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details. HMP Bronzefield is an adult and young offender female prison located on the outskirts of Ashford in Surrey, England. Amanda says with a sigh: I hate the illegal drugs which come into prison with a passion. In a second clip, a woman talking on a tiny smuggled phone claims to be drinking alcohol. [11], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}512558N 02903W / 51.432889N 0.484096W / 51.432889; -0.484096. The MoJ pays Sodexo 64,445 per inmate per year. Its a slippery slope once you cross that line. HMP Bronzefield in Ashford, Surrey, was Britain's first purpose-built prison for women when it opened in 2004. An 18-year-old inmate who lost her baby at Europe's largest women's prison should never have given birth alone in her cell, according to a critical report from inspectors. Earlier deaths and several inspection reports from at least 2010 stated long-established concerns about problems with healthcare services. From 2014-2020, recall numbers (losing their licence to live in the community) for women rose by 131% compared to the 22% recall rate among men. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. In June 1021 alone, there were 371 instances. | Image: Shutterstock, Secret tunnels, helicopters and fake grenades are just some of the ways these prisoners escaped jail. We will update this page with specific visiting information as soon as possible. With undiagnosed mental issues, until she was arrested, Dennehy ended up turning . It costs around 65,000 per year to keep a woman at Bronzefield. There are also workshops in Cleaning Science and Arts and Crafts. That said, prisons a pretty good place for them. Id witness assaults all the time like seeing four officers pinning down a young girl in her cell. Like me, a lot of the women I interacted with in prison didnt conform to the prisoner stereotype of being either homeless or drug addicts or sex workers. There are things Id rather forget, but using anti-social behaviour was the only way you could get heard or gain respect. Updated visiting information in line with new national restrictions in England. Winchester at justice.gov.uk. Updated visiting information in line with new local restriction tiers. 8 unbelievable facts about Charles Bronson, Abused as a child, Robert Maudsley killed abusers as an adult, British prisoners still serving whole life sentences, The most audacious prison escapes of all time, Joanna Dennehy: The only female killer with male accomplices, Crime + Investigation Play - What to watch in May 2023, 6 terrifying facts about the Green River Killer. Sophie was able to leave the facility at the end of her two-year sentence for GBH but many other women remain in the prison, many of whom will never be released. Inmates at the sprawling mega jail have said that violence is commonplace within its walls and have even claimed some women have had boiling water thrown over their faces. She says: I heard recently of this woman who put a Tampax in her mouth when she had her methadone to soak up the liquid, which she would then sell.. The report said staffing cuts had created weakness in release planning and the jail struggled to recruit and retain staff. Since Chins death, three further deaths of women found unresponsive in cells at Bronzefield have happened. The prison is operated by Sodexo Justice Services. While incarcerations primary functions are to separate people deemed a threat from wider society and attempt to rehabilitate them, the punishment factor is - unofficially - seen as something of an added bonus. 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