The Prison Today
Onley is a Category C prison for adult males. All residential wings (apart from I Wing & L Wing) have 60 single cells each with internal sanitation, in-cell electricity and TV. There are showering facilities, association and dining areas and a laundry room with industrial type washing machines and dryers. H Wing is an induction wing for new prisoners. I Wing holds 100 prisoners in 50 double cells, while L wing has 6 double cells and 58 single cells. Both have internal sanitation and comparable facilities to other wings.
Education for inmates at the prison may be followed on a full or part-time basis, depending on the needs of the prisoner. Onley also offers training places in a range of industries and activities. The courses include Information Technology, Concrete Workshop (which includes Forklift Truck qualification), Painting and Decorating Workshop, Motor Mechanics and Engineering Workshops, Bricklaying Workshop, Reparative Workshop (which includes Bike Repair qualification and Driving Test Theory), Market Gardens, Industrial Cleaning Workshop offering BICS qualifications and the Waste Management Unit which provides NVQs. Other employment and training opportunities include residential wing cleaning / painting and orderlies (for example: Gym, Stores, Healthcare, Library) and Catering.
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