Prison inmate numbers hit record

Guernsey Prison can officially hold 122 inmates

Guernsey's prison has a record number of inmates.

There are 128 people being held, six more than it can officially accommodate, say latest figures.

The steady rise of 12% a year over the past five years is put down to more prosecutions and longer jail terms, mainly for drug offences.

Prison governor Terry Wright says the island's tough sentencing policy could mean the prison has to expand and said more money would be needed.