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INMATES FROM INSIDE THE SO-CALLED 'HMP WOKE' REPORT THAT AROUND 70% OF THE LAGS ARE CONVICTED WITH SEX OFFENCES, WITH REGULATIONS TRYING TO INTEGRATE THEM INTO THE FACILITY 18:43,
16 May 2025 A prison once dubbed the 'prison of the future' has been overrun with paedophiles, according to a new investigation. HMP Five Wells was opened in 2022 in Wellingborough
and made from completely recycled materials. The government spent £253million on the new facility and several dubbed it as the "future" of prisons in the UK. However, recent
social media posts show that the prison has been overrun with crime from the inside – with much of it revealed in TikTok videos. Other so-called "white collar" criminals claim the
sex offenders have taken over the prison and outnumber them. The prison, dubbed HMP Woke, is home to several paedophiles. While sex offenders are usually segregated from the general prison
population due to other prisoners targeting them, things appear to be different at HMP Five Wells. 1,206 of the the 1,717 inmates are there for sex crimes. That leaves just 500 locked up for
other crimes. The prison has implemented a project to integrate all inmates in every part of the prison, with sex offenders welcome with others. A former inmate told the BBC that since the
integration project was introduced, conditions have got a lot worse. Previously, these prisoners were housed in just one block at the Northamptonshire jail. They said: "There are people
getting slashed, getting beat up, they're getting violated sexually. "The screws are doing nothing about it. A lot of it was in front of everyone." Another said the rest of
the prisoners had to "sign a contract agreeing not to harass or intimidate them, but some of the men are turning to drugs because they can't bear it". Families of the inmates
are also speaking out, claiming they feel uncomfortable taking their children to visit their fathers due to the presence of sex offenders. "I take my daughter up there and rather than
enjoying my visit I'm looking at which prisoners are staring at her, standing less than a metre away," said one woman who's partner was locked up for a financial crime. She
added there was a child rapist on her partner's wing who had just been moved. Michael Thurman, in his 80s, is one of the sex offenders in the facility. He also wrote a complimentary
review of the premises for prison magazine Inside Time, stating it was like a five-star hotel. Thurman, who was jailed for sex attacks on a five-year-old girl, said he was grateful he'd
been transferred there and approved of guards and prison officers using each others' first names as a mark of "respect". "The cells have ample room, but are slightly
lacking in shelves," he said. "At last I am in a prison where, as a form of respect, the guards use our Christian names and told us theirs." Placed next to a lake and boasting
beautiful views, HMP Five Wells demonstrates a so-called "modern facility". It has a free use of football pitches and landscaped gardens. Inmates also have access to a gym,
snooker table, table tennis table and a tablet to gain new qualifications. Previously, TikTok videos emerged of inmates taking drugs and having parties within the walls. While it appears
guards have cracked down on that issue, officers have also reported having "urine and faeces thrown" at them, according to the Mail. Article continues below _FOR MORE SHOCKING
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