Sodexo Justice Services
 | |
| Industry | Prison Service |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| Parent | Sodexo |
| Website | www.sodexojusticeservices.com |
Sodexo Justice Services (formerly United Kingdom Detention Services and Kalyx), a subsidiary of Sodexo, is a company that provides custodial and post-release facilities for the United Kingdom Home Office.[1] The company changed its name to Sodexo Justice Services in 2011.[2]
As of 2016 subsidiary the company operated 122 prisons in eight countries, including 42 in the Netherlands, 34 in France, and others in Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Chile.[3][4]
In the U.K. Sodexo Justice Services provides services to the Ministry of Justice: particularly design, construction, management and financing of contracts for PFI prisons. In December 2008, it opened a new prison in West Lothian on behalf of the Scottish Prison Service.[5]
Sodexo managed facility HMP Northumberland was featured in BBC Panorama 13.2.17, highlighting serious mismanagement issues related to widespread illegal substance abuse. [6]
Sodexo managed facility HMP Forest Bank alleged 'spice' epidemic in that facility following on from BBC Panorama report in the Manchester Evening News: "The devastated sister of a prisoner found dead in his cell says inmates are being regularly carried out of their cells high on Spice." [7]
Prisons managed
| Name | Location | Opened | Capacity | Security class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMP Bronzefield | Surrey | 2004 | 527 | Adult Female/Juvenile |
| HMP Forest Bank | City of Salford | 2000 | 1364 | Adult Male/Category B |
| HMP Peterborough | Peterborough | 2005 | 840 (480 male, 360 female) | Category B/Adults & Young Offenders |
| HMP Addiewell | West Lothian, Scotland | 2008 | 700 to 800 depending on contract | Adult Male Maximum Security |
| HMP Northumberland | Northumberland, England | 2011 (managed by Sodexo since 2013) | 1348 | Adult Male/Category C |
References
- ↑ "Sodexo have proven operational excellence". uk.sodexo.com.
- ↑ meta.author. "Sodexo renames prison business Sodexo Justice Services". catererandhotelkeeper.co.uk.
- ↑ Oceguera, Elisa; Sager, Maggie (8 June 2016). "The Prison Industry on Your Campus". Medium.com. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ↑ "Our Justice Clients". Sodexo Justice Services. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38931580
- ↑ http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/forest-bank-prisoner-death-spice-12611488