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Temporary prison cabins at IoM Prison are ready to receive their first inmates

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00:00Isle of Man prison has a capacity of 141 single occupancy cells. We usually operate at around

00:08between 70 to 90 prisoners but in recent times that population has increased by about 66%

00:15which has resulted in us introducing a further 24 single cells accommodation within the prison

00:21grounds.

00:22So all prisoners that we expect to populate the Juliet unit here will be assessed. Most

00:26of them will be towards the end of the sentence or currently working out in the community.

00:30The expectation is they'll be low risk. With them working in the community they'll be spending

00:33most of their working day out and will return just around about tea time to spend the evenings

00:37in this unit here.

00:38They'll still be subject to the security of the main prison and they'll be expected to

00:42follow the rules. They'll also be subject to the current searches as they would do on

00:46the normal wings and the expectation of keeping the units clean and tidy is there still. This

00:50is really a step towards their independence and getting them ready for going back into

00:54the community as part of their rehabilitation and reintegration back into normal life.