HMP/YOI Downview: Crimes of Violence
Commons · Question 8390 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any prison officers or staff have been assaulted by inmates held in the E-Wing at HMP Downview in the past two years.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 18 Jun 2026
Prisoners on E Wing are held separately from other prisoners at HMP & YOI Downview.Individuals may access the regime in the wider prison to attend work, education, interventions, and faith services but only where this has been risk assessed as being s...