Police make series of arrests following reports of incidents at HMP Parc

South Wales Police has this morning, Friday September 20, arrested four people on suspicion of assault and misconduct in public office following reports of a series of incidents at HMP Parc.

Detective Chief Inspector Dean Taylor said: “We received concerns about the conduct of staff at HMP Parc on Wednesday September 18.

“Officers are at the early stages of the investigation and are working closely with G4S while inquiries are ongoing.”

The four arrested are a 23-year-old woman from Bridgend; a 45-year-old man from Pontycymer; a 25-year-old man from Merthyr and a 35-year-old man from Llanelli.