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06/01/2014
Oakwood Prison Incident Resolved
An incident which occurred at Oakwood Prison, near Wolverhampton, has been resolved.
Private security firm G4S confirmed the situation is now under control after trouble broke out on one of the prison's wings on Sunday evening.
It added that it would be "inappropriate" to give further details of the incident.
The alert lasted for more than five hours. Both a police and internal investigation will now take place.
The privately-run prison, which has a mix of category C and D prisoners, opened in April 2012. Last year, it was the scene of a number of rooftop protests.
Category C prisoners are classed as those who cannot be trusted in open conditions but are not considered to have the ability or resources to make a determined escape attempt. Category D prisoners are considered to be reasonably trusted to serve their sentences in open conditions.
(JP)
Private security firm G4S confirmed the situation is now under control after trouble broke out on one of the prison's wings on Sunday evening.
It added that it would be "inappropriate" to give further details of the incident.
The alert lasted for more than five hours. Both a police and internal investigation will now take place.
The privately-run prison, which has a mix of category C and D prisoners, opened in April 2012. Last year, it was the scene of a number of rooftop protests.
Category C prisoners are classed as those who cannot be trusted in open conditions but are not considered to have the ability or resources to make a determined escape attempt. Category D prisoners are considered to be reasonably trusted to serve their sentences in open conditions.
(JP)
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