H.M. Prison, La Moye - cell block, kitchen, electrical substation and fuel farm – approval of drawings

STATES OF JERSEY

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H.M. PRISON, LA MOYE: CELL BLOCK, KITCHEN, ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION AND FUEL FARM – APPROVAL OF DRAWINGS

Lodged au Greffe on 4th January 2005 by the Home Affairs Committee

STATES GREFFE

PROPOSITION

THE STATES are asked to decide whether they are of opinion

(a ) to approve the drawings listed in the Appendix to the report of the Home Affairs Committee dated

4th January 2005 showing the proposed construction of a two-storey accommodation block for prisoners and a kitchen within the boundary of H.M. Prison, La Moye, St. Brelade together with an electrical substation and fuel storage area adjacent to the boundary;

(b ) to authorise the Greffier of the States to sign the said drawings on behalf of the States.

HOME AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Notes: 1. T  h e Environment and Public Services Committee approved these drawings under Permit Nos.

B/2004/1017 and B/2004/1018 dated 24th November 2004 and B/2004/1016 dated 2nd December 2004.

2 .  T h e Finance and Economics Committee's comments are to follow.

REPORT

This is the next phase of the redevelopment of the prison to provide a new 40-place cell block, a new kitchen and provision for a new fuel storage facility.

Cell block

The majority of the existing prisoner accommodation is below accepted modern standards and the levels of overcrowding in parts of the prison (particularly the vulnerable prisoner accommodation and the female wing) exacerbate this already poor provision.

The new cellular accommodation unit will provide modern, safe and secure accommodation as well as showers, toilets, servery, activity rooms and laundry provision.

Kitchen

The existing kitchen was designed to cater for 100  prisoners and is not adequate for the current prison population. The proposed kitchen will meet the current hygiene standards and be able to cater for our current population and allow for expansion should the prison population increase significantly in the future.

Fuel storage

The existing incoming domestic power supply is insufficient for the new accommodation. The new fuel storage facility will overcome this shortfall and by being located outside of the prison fence will enable the maintenance of the plant and fuel deliveries to take place without disrupting the operation of the prison.

Resource costs

It is assumed that on completion of the cellular accommodation, the prison population will have increased by 40 either because of further custodial sentences passed by the Courts or prisoners returning from prisons in England and Wales.

Given this assumption, annual resource costs will increase by approximately £650,000 with a need for 10 additional members of staff. The maintenance element of these costs will rise by £5,000 in years 2 to 5 and by £15,000 in subsequent years. Detailed examination of the prison budget in the early part of 2005 will reveal the extent of the shortfall in its budget well ahead of the anticipated completion of this project in summer 2006.

The Home Affairs Committee therefore asks the States to approve these drawings and to permit the project to proceed as planned.

4th January 2005

APPENDIX

Drawing Numbers

3.240 (rev A)

244. (revA)
245. (revB)
246. (revA)
247. (revA)
248. (revA)
249. (revB)

3.251 (rev B)

257. (revA)
258. (revA)
259. (revA)

3.401 (rev A)

450. (revB)
451. (revB)

455. (revB)
456. (revB)
457. (revB)

501. (revA)
502. (revA)
503. (revA)
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505. (revB)
506. (revB)

3.508 (rev A)

513. (revA)
514. (revA)
515. (revB) 3.516

4.277 (rev A)

4.540 (rev A)

4.550 (rev A)

5.275 (rev A)

7.270 (rev A)

7.575 (rev A)