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Thousands more solar panels are being fitted to prisons across England to help cut carbon emissions and save taxpayers’ money, Prisons Minister Alex Chalk has announced.
HMP Guys Marsh in Shaftesbury THE number of inmates at Guys Marsh prison has dropped compared to levels at the start of the pandemic, figures reveal. With court delays owing to the pandemic being blamed for changes in the normal flow of inmates, the Howard League for Penal Reform said court backlogs had put additional strain on defendants and victims alike. Ministry of Justice data shows that there were 411 inmates at Guys Marsh prison as of March 31 – 30 fewer than at the same point in 2020. This is in line with the situation across England and Wales, where the number of prisoners fell by six per cent to 78,058 at the end of March.