HC Deb 15 July 1977 vol 935 c279W
Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current prisoner to staff ratio in Bedford Prison; and how this compares with the norm in English prisons.

Mr. John:

The ratio of prison officers to prisoners at Bedford prison is 1:2.18, as compared with an average, on 31st May 1977, of 1:3.05 for local prisons in England and Wales.