Notable information on Armley Gaol:
- Opened in 1847 costing £43,000
- Category B prison
- Used to have A 'Silent System' In operation, stopping prisoners talking to one another
- Between 1847 - 1861 94 executions were held at Armley
- 93 Men / 1 Woman
- Gallows Dismantled in 1965
- Armed Militia Escort to and from Prison
- Women's wing closed in 1925
- Highest Suicide rate in prisons in England and Wales 25 Inmates from 1994-2005
- Crown Court Study Revealed Prisons out there cell only 2 hours a day
- Hostile Staff
- Illicit drug use very high
- Inadequate Healthcare
- Food quality very poor
- Vulnerable prisoners need better protection
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