⚽️HMP Prescoed & Cilwrgi Farm Prisoners will play against a team of Staff members in a friendly football match on the 25th of April. Events like this help to Improve staff and prisoner relationships and builds a safer environment for our men and staff alike. Best of luck to those taking part!

🐮 We’re udderly inspired by Cilwgri Farm in HMP Prescoed & Cilwrgi Farm. Prisoners are learning to use an advanced robotic system that allows cows to volunteer to be milked. This approach provides prisoners with agricultural qualifications and better job prospects after release.

🌿Sustainability is at the forefront of everything we do at HMP Prescoed & Cilwrgi Farm We have recently opened a new work boot sterilising unit and have linked up with HMP Swansea and HMP Cardiff to save on average £18 per pair of boots cleaning and sterilising old pairs to be used again🥾

We know the importance of visiting a loved one in prison, it helps to strengthen and maintain a bond which is vital for reducing reoffending. We want to ensure you have a smooth visit, so check out these reminders and visit our page for more information⬇️ gov.uk/guidance/presc…

Bu i’r Ysgrifennydd Parhaol Antonia Romeo a Chyfarwyddwr Cyffredinol HMPPS @CEOHMPPS ymweld â Fferm Cilgwri yn HMP Prescoed & Cilwrgi Farm yn ddiweddar. Mae gan y fferm system godro robotig newydd ac mae carcharorion yn dysgu sut i weithredu’r peiriannau a datblygu sgiliau ar gyfer swyddi.

Permanent Secretary Antonia Romeo and HMPPS Director General @CEOHMPPS recently visited Cilwgri Farm HMP Prescoed & Cilwrgi Farm. 🐄 The farm has a new robotic milking system and prisoners are taught how to operate this machinery, giving them valuable skills for jobs on release.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿HMP Usk recently held its annual Eisteddfod to promote Welsh language and culture. Prisoners took part in a writing competition to help improve literacy skills valuable to gain employment after release from prison. Many thanks to all the staff and volunteers involved Da iawn ti

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Many of us know individuals that have been impacted by substances either directly or through supporting those experiencing addiction Staff and Prisoners recently walked Pen-y-Fan to support those fighting addiction All money raised will go to Cancer Research UK & Pact Cymru 👏🦄

Congratulations to Matt who has won the RTITB award for Outstanding Instructor 🏆 Matt has delivered 122 qualifications in Forklift Truck and Mobile Elevated Work Platform since April 2024, helping prisoners gain employment skills & adapting to meet learning needs.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. #ArmisticeDay #Remembrance

Speaking on BBC Radio Wales' Country Focus programme, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, Dr Libby Payne outlines how her research at HMP Prescoed & Cilwrgi Farm suggests working with dairy cows could help with rehabilitation and reduce reoffending amongst prisoners. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

🐄 Here at HMP Prescoed & Cilwrgi Farm, prisoners work together daily in our fully functioning dairy operation, gaining valuable life & employable skills. To learn more on how this creates a path to rehabilitation for prisoners, read The Conversation ow.ly/izPW50UbVN1 🚜

Thanks to Monmouthshire Beacon for covering our recent community litterpick with staff from EG Group and prisoners on a community rehabilitation scheme Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy HMP Prescoed & Cilwrgi Farm

🎉A huge congratulations to Robert Denman, Governor of HMP Usk & HMP Prescoed & Cilwrgi Farm, & Karen Turner, Senior Operational Support Manager, who have been appointed the prestigious Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for their outstanding public service.

A career like no other. You could be teaching prisoners new skills, supporting a young person or analysing the risk of offenders in the community. It's an extraordinary job, done by someone like you ow.ly/eXSM50UL3Th

Our vision is to make the criminal justice system in Wales the fairest, and the most efficient it can be with anti-racism as a core value. Learn more about the Criminal Justice Anti-Racism Action Plan at bit.ly/41fkvO0