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Article: Embroidered bathrobes, yoga classes and relaxation therapy: Welcome to our plushest prison.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- March 10, 2005
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Byline: STEVE DOUGHTY
IT could become the first prison where people actually queue to get in.
The facilities at the [pounds sterling]65million HM Prison Peterborough would put many upmarket hotels and health clubs to shame.
The inmates - 480 men and 360 women - will have cream towelling bathrobes embroidered with the name of the establishment.
They will be able to control their own in-cell lighting, and an intercom is available in each cell so prisoners may contact the jail's version of room service - custody officers attached to each wing.
There will be yoga classes, relaxation therapy and acupuncture in a 'healthy living ...