Legal Expert<\/a> and analysed by BirminghamLive.<\/p>\nIn 2021, the MoJ forked out \u00a310,000 in compensation for prisoner injury claims, of which \u00a33,000 related to prisoner-on-prisoner injuries, \u00a34,000 pertained to staff-on-prisoner injuries and the remaining \u00a33,000 was cited as for \u2018other personal injury claims.<\/p>\n
The following year saw a drop, with the Ministry of Justice paying out \u00a35,500 in compensation, purely for prisoner-on-prisoner injuries.<\/p>\n
The year 2023, however, saw a significant jump, with more than \u00a330,000 paid out in compensation claims. And 2024 also saw the MoJ shell out big money, with more than \u00a318,000 paid out in total.<\/p>\n
HMP Birmingham compensation for prisoner injury claims:<\/p>\n
2021 – \u00a310,000<\/p>\n
2022 – \u00a35,500<\/p>\n
2023 – \u00a332,259.29<\/p>\n
2024 – \u00a318, 694<\/p>\n
Total from 2021 to 2024 – \u00a366, 453.29<\/p>\n
The MoJ said: “Our jails are overcrowded, have been neglected for too long, and our hardworking staff are over-stretched. By addressing this crisis, we can begin the work of improving prison conditions to reduce the need for compensation claims and ensure taxpayer money is spent more effectively.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Government is investing in prison maintenance and security, and prisoners who are violent towards staff or other prisoners will face the full consequences of their actions.\u201d<\/p>\n
Legal Expert solicitor Lucy Parker said: \u201cPrisoners, like anyone else, have a right to their safety while incarcerated. We have seen many different cases over the years of prisoners suffering injuries during their incarceration, from accidents in workshops and kitchens to incidents with staff.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen they are injured due to negligence, whether it’s at the hands of an officer, a slip and fall, or inadequate safety measures, they have the right to seek compensation and to get legal advice on their case.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Figures reveal that taxpayers have footed the bill for compensation pay-outs which include prisoner-on-prisoner injuries and staff-on-prisoner injuriesHMP…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18404,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,393,4884,12245,16,15,12246],"class_list":{"0":"post-18403","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-hmp-birmingham","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-winson-green"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114334630496141468","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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HMP Birmingham in Winson Green(Image: South West News Service)<\/p>\n