From Harold Shipman to the Yorkshire Ripper, here are some of the jail's most infamous inmates past and present. Find out about the Energy Bills Support Scheme, contact someone in prison if you are unable to visit them, Drake Hall Prison and Young Offender Institution. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Many are victims of horrendous circumstances, and the cycle continues, with 18,000 children a year separated from their mothers due to imprisonment. HMP Bronzefield is an adult and young offender female prison located on the outskirts of Ashford in Surrey, England. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Footage of female inmates inside the jail for Britain's most dangerous womenhas been leaked for the first time as the prison smartphone crisis reaches female jails. Monster mums, murderers and terrorists at UK's most infamous female jail I mean, who does? How I managed new friendships changed, as well as how I stuck up for myself and the tone I used when I spoke. In a womens prison, youre mixing with a majority who have been admitted for non-violent offences, so the risk of an attack shouldnt really be at the forefront of your mind but it is. A woman was being wrestled to the ground by another prisoner. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service . Charles Arthur Salvador, aka Charles Ali Ahmed, aka Michael Gordon Peterson, aka Bronson, aka Charlie is the dangerous prisoner. She also reportedly got herself involved in get-rich-quick scheme writing sexually-explicit letters to male admirers from her cell. Notable prisoners include Mairead Philpott, charged for arson and murder after her house was set alight by petrol, killing all of her children. A lot of women do it. They were screaming and shouting, and punches were being thrown just metres away from me. Amanda says: The state spends a huge amount on housing women in prison and that could be much better spent on rehabilitation. Id focus on my future on the outside. James Bourke. His willingness to attack other prisoners combined with the sheer ferocity of his murders (involving sustained sexual torture) makes Hobson someone prison authorities are requred to watch extremely closely at all times. One of HMP Bronzefield's most notorious inmates is 39-year old serial killer Joanna Dennehy, who is one of only two women serving whole life sentences in the UK. Women make up just five per cent of the prison population in England and Wales and many are caught in a vicious cycle of domestic abuse, drug abuse and homelessness. le-de-France: Key Facts and history - Snippets of Paris 'What you sayin' fam? These are just a few of the infamous female criminals who have graced the facility in recent years. Devout Islamist extremist Roshonara Choudhry is also incarcerated in the prison as a highly dangerous Category A prisoner. Only 9% of children belonging to women in prison are cared for by their fathers in the mothers absence, with only 5% staying in their own home. A Sodexo spokesman said the company had no further . Since its opening, Bronzefield has been the subject of media coverage, most notably about well-known prisoners, its supposedly lax regime, high staff turnover and continued extremely poor industrial relations. Treating drug addicts and finding the right dose of methadone to help them safely come off heroin is a large part of Amandas work. Governor. In a second clip, a woman talking on a tiny smuggled phone claims to be drinking alcohol. [9] The mother was vulnerable, it was her first time in prison, she was on remand facing a robbery charge.