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Les Nicolles

John De Carteret - A man with a bald head, and a black and grey beard looking at the camera. He's wearing a white and llight blue checked shirt, and a blue, pink, red and purple striped tie. He is standing next to some prison bars in a lonmg corridor of Guernsey's Les Nicolles prison.

Guernsey prison governor John De Carteret retiring

He stepped aside from his job in April as part of an investigation into his conduct.

The camera looks down a long prison corridor, with a grey lino floor and what appear to be doors, with bars across them. There is a grey barred door in the front of the image, blocking the photographer's access.

Appeal for independent prison monitoring visitors

Independent prison monitors check on conditions and prisoners' welfare and make unannounced visits.