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Written question asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Labour) on Thursday, 25 June 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 July 2015. It was answered by Lord Faulks (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 July 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

HMP Brixton

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many days on average prisoners at HMP Brixton spend outside their cells.

Answer

Every prisoner will have a period out of the cell each day. The actual amount will depend on whether the prisoner is fully engaging in the regime; his level on the Incentive and Earned Privilege (IEP) Scheme (a prisoner on the basic level will have less time out of the cell but if attending work will get a minimum of 9.25 hours); and, whether they are subject to any disciplinary action. Enhanced Category C offenders will get an additional session out during the evening so will get 11.25 hours out of cell.

A Standard Category C prisoner engaging in the regime could expect to be out of their cell for an average of 10.25 hours each weekday and Category D prisoners 12.5 hours. At weekends this would be 7.5 hours for both categories.

Weather permitting all prisoners are entitled to a minimum of 30 minutes in the outdoors every day.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL820
Session
2015-16
Subjects
HMP Brixton
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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