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A man has died suddenly at a prison which saw the most inmate deaths in Wales and England last year. <\/p>\n
South Wales Police confirmed the sudden death of a 49-year-old man at Bridgend’s HMP Parc on 1 March.<\/p>\n
The force said there did not appear to be any suspicious circumstances and the coroner had been informed. <\/p>\n
It comes as 17 inmates were known to have died at Parc in 2024<\/a> – more than any other prison. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Security company G4S, which runs HMP Parc, has confirmed this number and it is understood eight deaths were due to natural causes.<\/p>\n Three prisoners were also taken to hospital following disorder at the prison in June.<\/p>\n At least four of the deaths are believed to be drug-related.<\/p>\n Families of inmates who died while in a prison protested outside the facility<\/a> in May, saying they wanted answers from authorities following claims of drug misuse within the jail.<\/p>\n HMP Parc is one of the UK’s largest category B prisons, holding convicted male adult and young offenders, as well as convicted sex offenders and those awaiting trial for sex offences.<\/p>\n G4S previously said it has a “zero-tolerance policy towards drugs”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n