HMP/YOI Parc
HMP/YOI Parc is a Category B local and young offender prison for men in Bridgend. Run by G4S.
Christmas: visitor list by Mon 30 NovHeol Hopcyn John, Coity, Bridgend, CF35 6AP
01656 300200How long things take at Parc
CommunityFrom families · updated yesterday
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Community47 reports · 6 this week
Reported working again
Reported phones down
“Want requests of calls made”
Notes that might name someone are read by a person before they show. Numbers, links and abuse are turned away. The waits stay up either way. How we check
Read all 46 family reports33 in their own words · filter by phones, visits, money
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Send on WhatsAppChristmas at Parc
prisoncheckMonday 30 November: Get on their visitor list
in 31 daysIt can take up to 2 weeks, then book.
Monday 21 December: Last day to send money
Thursday 24 December: Release if due out 25–28 Dec
What has Parc told you about Christmas visits?
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OfficialMoney for the visit
Community£40, cash
To spend in the visits hall: food, drinks and anything to take back.
One family, October 2026. Not official: check with the prison before you go.
Money and parcels
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Questions families ask about Parc
Someone has just gone to Parc. What happens first?
Reception often allows a short first-night call. After that, they add your number to their PIN phone list, and you go on their visitor list before you can book a visit.
Someone has just gone to prisonHow long does the PIN take at Parc?
Families at Parc say about 6 days, from 7 reports. The latest was 12 days ago.
The PIN wait at ParcHow long until the first call from Parc?
Families at Parc say about 6 days, from 7 reports. The latest was 12 days ago.
The first call from ParcHow long until the first visit at Parc?
Families at Parc say about 17 days, from 5 reports. The latest was 2 weeks ago.
The first visit at ParcWhen can I visit Parc?
They add you to their visitor list first, which can take up to 2 weeks. Then book on GOV.UK. Bring photo ID that has not expired.
Visiting times at ParcHow much do calls from Parc cost?
They pay 5.5p a minute to call a mobile and 2.48p to a landline on weekdays. Calls come out of their phone credit, not yours.
Call costs at ParcHow do I send money to someone in Parc?
Online with GOV.UK’s Send money to someone in prison. It is free and the only way. You need their name, date of birth and prisoner number.
Money at ParcWhat time are people released from Parc?
Families usually collect in the morning. No gate time reported here yet. Only the prison can confirm the date.
When do they get out?