Frankland (HM Prison)

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HM Prison Frankland is a prison located at Brasside, near Durham, County Durham, England. It is a prison for adult male prisoners, primarily those serving long sentences or high risk remand prisoners. The prison has an operational capacity of 734 (as of January 31, 2006).

It was originally opened in 1980 with four wings each holding 108 in single cells. A further two wings opened in 1998 to an open gallery design to hold an additional 206. A specialist Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder unit opened at the prison in May 2004. The redemption criteria is 4 years and over. The Governor of the prison is Bob Mullen.