The New Year's Day food menu at one of the country's most terrifying prisons has been released, and it's not what you'd expect.
The Category A men's prison will have a number of bites on offer for inmates this 1st of January, as they have been given a special treat as 2025 arrives.
Known as 'Monster mansion', the prison has housed some of the most vile criminals in the UK's history, with the likes of Soham child murderer Ian Huntley and serial killer Levi Bellfield held within their walls.
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HMP Frankland, located in the village of Brasside in County Durham, is ranked at the highest level of security at A, meaning that prison staff will always be in the mindset that inmates may try to escape and/or may harm someone once outside, according to Prison Reform Trust.
But today, they will be given a choice with their food, as a number of healthy and diet-specific options are now up for grabs.
Some of the meals on offer include halal diced pepper and beef casserole, vegan schnitzel, salmon in sauce and roast turkey and gammon with chipolata sausage and stuffing.
The trimmings are roast potatoes or boiled rice with carrots and sprouts - essentially an entire roast.
That's not the end though, there's even more.
Prisoners will then be given the choice between Christmas pudding or fruit cocktail to fulfil their appetites.
The menus have been publicly released through the Freedom of Information Act following a request to the Ministry of Justice from Metro.
HMP Wakefield inmates - which has locked up the likes of Robert Maudsley, the UK's 'most dangerous prisoner' - have been offered a vegan schnitzel, vegetable pie, halal chicken balti curry and cranberry and stuffing gourmet sausage roll.
As well as this, mains come with chips and peas as part of the nationwide festive catering taking place.
White Forest Roulade, vegetarian strawberry mousse and fruit are available for dessert.
HMP Manchester, formerly known as Strangeways, will give prisoners homemade vegetable or chicken curry, with rice and naan bread also available.
If that doesn't take anyone's fancy, a half-roast chicken with baby potatoes, seasonal vegetables and gravy is also on the menu.
Cake, custard and mince pies make an appearance on the menu too.
Manchester also has chicken barm bap, sliced cake, crisps, a chocolate bar and an orange available for tea time.
Other prisons across the UK offer up falafels, spinach burgers, a halal beef burger, and even chocolate fudge gateaux for dessert, among other items.
Inmates at Wakefield may win over everyone else though, as on top of the food on offer, they are given a carol service in the chapel, as well as pool and chess competitions.
Topics: Crime, Prison, UK News, Food And Drink
Joshua Nair