Cardiff (HM Prison)
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HMP Cardiff is a Category ‘B’ Local/Training Prison, holding male adult prisoners who are drawn predominantly from the surrounding court catchment area in South East Wales.
The 3 Victorian wings have undergone a major refurbishment programme. The prison’s capacity was extended in 1996 by the commissioning of 3 new wings (C, D and E) and the number of life-sentenced prisoners has increased to 96.
Governor: Geoff Hughes
Accommodation: Cellular
Operational Capacity: 754 as of 21st April 2005
Regime: Cardiff’s regime includes full time education, employment in the prison workshops, and training courses. There is a resettlement unit that offers prisoners various offending behaviour programmes and work based courses, and a Detoxification Unit accommodating 50 prisoners.
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