Three of the 10 most violent adult prisons in England and Wales are private

Number of assaults per 1,000 adult prison population, Oct 2017 to Sep 2018

Assault incidents by prison, Oct 17 - Sep 18

0

250

500

750

1,000

Birmingham*

Bedford

Chelmsford

Exeter

Leicester

Bristol

Doncaster

Peterborough

Winchester

Eastwood Park

Guardian Graphic | Source: parliament.uk. Birmingham Prison was privately run in the time period covered by the analysis but was returned to public control in April 2019