Covid restrictions led to an increase in assaults and self-harm incidents in a Nottinghamshire prison, according to a report. The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) said in 2021, HMP Lowdham ...

The unrest happened at Lowdham Grange Prison, which is run by private firm Serco. The disorder broke out in F Wing at the Category B prison, which the Ministry of Justice says has a capacity of 888.

Kate Woodhead's fiance died in his cell at HMP Lowdham Grange in 2021.

The government has taken over the running of HMP Lowdham Grange amid safety fears More than 120 staff resigned from a Nottinghamshire prison branded so unsafe the government had to take over the ...

A Sodexo spokeswoman said: “Sodexo and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have agreed, in principle, terms to transfer the management and operation of HMP Lowdham Grange to HMPPS.

An anonymous staff member at HMP Lowdham Grange tells ITV Central's Rosie Dowsing how unsafe she feels working there. A staff member at a Nottinghamshire prison where three inmates have died ...

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The management of Lowdham Grange changed in February 2023, with Serco handing over the running of the jail to Sodexo in the first transfer of prisons between private providers.

Negotiations are ongoing, so the amount of money the company will pay is yet to be disclosed. Prisons minister Edward Argar said: “Given the very specific issues at HMP Lowdham Grange, we took ...