Doncaster (HM Prison)

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Doncaster Prison was opened in 1994. It has a capacity of 1,120 inmates (as of August 12, 2005), and is located in Doncaster, England. Its operation is contracted out to Premier Prison Services Ltd.

The prison provides education – literacy, numeracy, IT and vocational skills - healthcare, drug and alcohol counselling, and offending behaviour courses.

Doncaster has pioneered links with the local community in order to reduce the chances of former prisoners re-offending. Schemes have been set up with local employers, landlords and other agencies to ensure ex-prisoners have the best chance of successful resettlement. The prison also has links with a ‘halfway house’ in a nearby town where prisoners can live after release as they adjust to life beyond the prison wall.

Address: off North Bridge Road, Marshgate, Doncaster, DN5 8UX on an island between two branches of the River Don.

Notable inmates: Prince Naseem Hamed, former boxing world champion jailed for driving dangerously.

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