£125,000 a prisoner at Flockton jail

Oct 28 2008 by Barry Gibson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

MORE than £500,000 is thought to have been spent closely watching just four inmates at risk of suicide at a prison near Huddersfield.

The claims centre on New Hall Women’s Prison at Flockton, but prison bosses have refused to confirm whether £600,000 has been spent on the four female prisoners.

An insider at the prison says the women had been under constant surveillance for the past six months after they had been identified as suicide risks in April.