{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Gair Rhydd","provider_url":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd","title":"Inmates Told to Stop Speaking Welsh - Gair Rhydd","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"I77uHiH8yO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/inmates-told-to-stop-speaking-welsh\/\">Inmates Told to Stop Speaking Welsh<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/inmates-told-to-stop-speaking-welsh\/embed\/#?secret=I77uHiH8yO\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Inmates Told to Stop Speaking Welsh&#8221; &#8212; Gair Rhydd\" data-secret=\"I77uHiH8yO\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/image-1.png","thumbnail_width":179,"thumbnail_height":350,"description":"Welsh-speaking prisoners at Wales' largest prison have been told to stop\u00a0speaking Welsh, according to former\u00a0inmates. HMP Berwyn in Wrexham holds the\u00a0largest number of Welsh-speaking prisoners of\u00a0 all of Wales\u2019 prisons, with 84 inmates registered\u00a0as Welsh speakers in 2024, according to Ministry\u00a0 of Justice figures. As such, former inmates at\u00a0HMP Berwyn thought the prison would dem onstrate respect for Welsh language rights and\u00a0accommodate towards inmates\u2019 language needs.\u00a0Yet, inmates report being punished for speaking Welsh and being forced to speak in English,\u00a0with prison staff displaying an alleged hostility\u00a0towards the language.\u00a0\u00a0"}