Durham (HM Prison)
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HM Prison Durham is a prison located in Durham, England. It is currently a Category B local prison for adult male prisoners, primarily serving the courts of County Durham, Tyne & Wear and Teesside. The prison has an operational capacity of 981 inmates (as of 18th October 2006) and is organized into 7 wings plus Segregation and Healthcare sections.[1]
HMP Durham previously operated a female high security wing with 120 prisoners but this was discontinued and the prisoners transferred elsewhere following reports from HM Inspectorate of Prisons concluding that HMP Durham was unsuitable for housing female prisoners, following several suicides. The prison was built in the early 19th century and is adjacent to Durham's Crown Courts. The prison was the site of a number of executions.
In 1983 the new high security Frankland (HM Prison) was opened on the outskirts of Durham at Brasside, alongside the existing Low Newton remand unit. Low Newton (HM Prison) is now a women's prison with a specialised Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder Units and high security unit.
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[edit] Former inmates
- Rose West[2][3]
- Myra Hindley[2]
- Sandra Gregory
- Carole Richardson [4]
- Judith Ward [5] [6]
- Mary Ann Cotton[7]
- Ian Brady[8]
- Ronald Kray[2]
- Charlie Richardson[9]
- Eddie Richardson[10]
- Frankie Fraser[2]
- John Straffen[11] [12]
- John McVicar[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Prison Information - Durham. Her Majesty's Prison Service. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
- ^ a b c d e Crime and Punishment in Durham: The History of Durham Prison. Durham University. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
- ^ Rose West's prison unit to close. BBC News. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
- ^ Guardian Newspaper: Guildford Four Ten Years On
- ^ Ambushed: My Story - Judith Ward - Vermilion Books December 1995
- ^ Irish Republican Female Prisons Account - Durham Prison
- ^ Durham Prison History Including Mary Anne Cotton - Also see Execution Section on Mary Anne Cottons Wiki Page
- ^ The Hood, The Bad and the Ugly - Scotsman Newspaper
- ^ McVicar by Himself first published by Hutchinson's in 1974
- ^ The Hood, The Bad and the Ugly - Scotsman Newspaper
- ^ McVicar by Himself first published by Hutchinson's in 1974
- ^ "Straffen moved", The Times, 23 May 1968, p. 1 See Straffens Wiki Page
[edit] External links
- Clark, Richard. History of Durham Prison. www.richard.clark32.btinternet.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
- HM Inspectorate of Prisons report concluding HMP Durham was unsuitable for housing female prisoners (pdf)
- Final HM Inspectorate of Prisons report on women at HMP Durham (pdf)
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