HM Prison La Moye is a mixed-use

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on the island of

Jersey Jersey ( ; ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an autonomous and self-governing island territory of the British Islands. Although as a British Crown Dependency it is not a sovereign state, it has its own distinguishing civil and gov ...

. La Moye is currently Jersey's only prison, and is situated within the boundaries of the

Vingtaine de la Moye Vingtaine de la Moye (Jèrriais: "La Vîngtaine d'la Mouaie") is one of the four vingtaines of the Parish of St. Brélade in Jersey in the Channel Islands The Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coas ...

. It is operated by the Jersey Prison Service, part of the Department of Home Affairs. The prison was opened in the mid-1970s, and originally built to house 150 inmates. Because La Moye is the island's only jail, it has to provide accommodation for men, women and vulnerable prisoners. The young offenders wing was closed due to no funding. Consequently, there are four distinctive areas of the prison which have been set aside for each category of inmate.

Facilities

The prison has an active education programme and all prisoners are encouraged to participate. Prisoners are usually assessed to determine their level of education within a short time of arriving at La Moye. Inmates can study both academic and vocational qualifications. La Moye also has a library which was opened in November 2007.

Overcrowding concerns

In July 2005, a report from HM Inspector of Prisons stated the prison had 172 inmates, with capacity for 184. This led to concerns about possible overcrowding at the prison. In November 2007, Jersey's Home Affairs Minister

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expressed fears that Jersey had a higher pro rata prison population when compared to other European countries of a similar size. She called for alternative punishments to be introduced to ease pressure on the prison.

Modernisation

In 2023, and as part of ongoing work to modernise the prison, the older buildings (A–G wing) were demolished, while H, J, K and L wing, which had been built as modern replacements, were renamed after prominent Jersey citizens who had served in

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and

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. J wing was renamed Journeaux wing, after a Navy sailor, L wing became Lugard wing, after an Army Sergeant, K wing became Kendal, a sailor on

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, and H wing, the prison's female wing, was renamed Hogarth wing, after two nurses who also served during the Second World War. Governor Susie Richards said that renaming the wings was part of a process of "deinstitutionalising the environment". Additionally, a new administration block was opened, and dedicated to

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, a former Home Affairs Minister.

Notable inmates

Inmates of La Moye Prison have included; *

John Hervey, 7th Marquess of Bristol Frederick William John Augustus Hervey, 7th Marquess of Bristol ( "Harvey"; 15 September 1954 – 10 January 1999), also known as John Jermyn and John Bristol, was a British hereditary peer, aristocrat and businessman. Although he inherite ...

, British aristocrat and businessman *

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, English gangster, subsequently transferred to

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