List of prisons in the United Kingdom
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List of prisons in the United Kingdom lists all current and a number of historical prisons in the United Kingdom.
[edit] Prison services
- England and Wales – Her Majesty's Prison Service
- Scotland – Scottish Prison Service
- Northern Ireland – Northern Ireland Prison Service
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
[edit] Prisons
[edit] A
- Acklington, Acklington, Northumberland
- Albany, Newport, Isle of Wight
- Altcourse, Fazakerley, Liverpool (Private - GSL Group)
- Armley, Leeds
- Ashfield, Pucklechurch, Bristol (Private - Premier Custodial Group Ltd, subsidiary of Serco Group plc)
- Ashwell, Oakham, Rutland
- Askham Grange, York, North Yorkshire
- Aylesbury, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
[edit] B
- Barlinnie, Riddrie, Glasgow
- Bedford, Bedford, Bedfordshire
- Belmarsh, London
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Blakenhurst, Redditch
- Blantyre House, Horden, Kent
- Blundeston, Lowestoft, Suffolk
- Bodmin, Bodmin, Cornwall (historic)
- Brinsford, Featherstone, Staffordshire
- Bristol, Bristol
- Brixton, London
- Brockhill, Redditch, Worcestershire
- Bronzefield, Ashford, Surrey (private - United Kingdom Detention Services)
- Buckley Hall, Rochdale, Greater Manchester
- Bullingdon, Bicester, Oxfordshire
- Bullwood Hall, Hockley, Essex
[edit] C
- Camp Hill, Newport, Isle of Wight
- Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent
- Cardiff, Cardiff
- Castington, Morpeth, Northumberland
- Castle Huntly, Longforgan, Perth and Kinross
- Channings Wood, Newton Abbot, Devon
- Chelmsford, Chelmsford, Essex
- Coldingley, Bisley, Surrey
- Cookham Wood, Rochester, Kent
- Cornton Vale, Stirling
- Craiginches, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
[edit] D
- Dartmoor, Princetown, Devon
- Deerbolt, Barnard Castle, County Durham
- Doncaster, Marshgate, Doncaster (private – Premier Prison Services)
- Dorchester, Dorchester, Dorset
- Dovegate, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire (private – Premier Prison Services)
- Dover, Dover, Kent
- Downview, Sutton, Surrey
- Drake Hall, Eccleshall, Staffordshire
- Dumfries, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway
- Durham, Elvet, Durham
[edit] E
- East Sutton Park, Maidstone, Kent
- Eastwood Park, Falfield, Gloucestershire
- Edinburgh, Edinburgh
- Edmunds Hill, Newmarket, Suffolk
- Elmley, Sheerness, Kent
- Erlestoke, Devizes, Wiltshire
- Everthorpe, Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Exeter, Exeter
[edit] F
- Featherstone, Featherstone, Staffordshire
- Feltham, Feltham, Middlesex (Young Offenders Institute)
- Fleet, London (historic)
- Ford, Arundel, West Sussex
- Forest Bank, Salford (private – United Kingdom Detention Services)
- Foston Hall, Foston, Derbyshire
- Frankland, Durham
- Full Sutton, York, North Yorkshire
[edit] G
- Garth, Leyland, Lancashire
- Gartree, Market Harborough, Leicestershire
- Gatehouse , Westminster, London (historic)
- Glen Parva, Leicester
- Glenochil, Tullibody, Clackmannanshire
- Gloucester, Gloucester
- Greenock, Greenock, Inverclyde
- Grendon, Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire
- Guys Marsh, Shaftesbury, Dorset
[edit] H
- Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire
- Haverigg, Haverigg, Millom
- Hewell Grange, Redditch, Worcestershire
- Highdown, Sutton, Surrey
- Highpoint South, Newmarket, Suffolk
- Hindley, Wigan, Lancashire
- Hollesley Bay, Woodbridge, Suffolk
- Holloway, London
- Holme House, Stockton on Tees
- Hull, Hull
- Huntercombe, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
[edit] I
- Inverness, Inverness, Highland
- Inveraray Jail, Inveraray, Argyll and Bute (historical)
[edit] J
[edit] K
- Kennet, Maghull, Merseyside
- Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire (private – Premier Prison Services)
- Kingston, Portsmouth
- Kirkham, Kirkham, Lancashire
- Kirklevington, Yarm
[edit] L
- Lancaster, Lancaster, Lancashire
- Lancaster Farms, Lancaster, Lancashire
- Latchmere House, Richmond, Surrey
- Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire (formerly called Armley)
- Leicester, Leicester
- Lewes, Lewes, East Sussex
- Leyhill, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucester
- Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
- Lindholme, Doncaster
- Littlehey, Huntingdon
- Liverpool, Liverpool
- Long Lartin, Evesham, Worcestershire
- Low Moss, Glasgow
- Low Newton, Brasside, Durham
- Lowdham Grange, Lowdham, Nottingham (private – Premier Prison Services)
[edit] M
- Magilligan, Limavady, County Londonderry
- Maidstone, Maidstone, Kent
- Manchester, Manchester (also called Strangeways)
- Marshalsea, Southwark, London (historic)
- Maze, County Antrim (also called Long Kesh – closed September 29, 2000)
- Millbank, Westminster, London (historic)
- Moorland, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
- Moorland Open, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
- Morton Hall, Swinderby, Lincoln
- Mount, Bovingdon, Hertfordshire
[edit] N
- Newgate, City of London, London (historic)
- New Hall, Wakefield, North Yorkshire
- Noranside, Forfar, Angus
- North Sea Camp, Boston, Lincolnshire
- Northallerton, Northallerton, North Yorkshire
- Norwich, Norwich, Norfolk
- Nottingham, Sherwood, Nottingham
[edit] O
- Onley, Rugby, Warwickshire
- Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire (closed 1996, redeveloped as a shopping and heritage complex)
[edit] P
- Parc, Bridgend, South Wales (private – Securicor Justice Services)
- Parkhurst, Newport, Isle of Wight
- Pentonville, London
- Perth, Perth, Perth and Kinross
- Peterborough (new private jail for 840 inmates, commissioned February 2003 – United Kingdom Detention Services)
- Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
- Polmont, Falkirk (Young Offenders Institute)
- Portland, Portland, Dorset
- Prescoed, Pontypool, Monmouthshire
- Preston, Preston, Lancashire
- Princetown, Lydford, Devon
[edit] Q
[edit] R
- Ranby, Retford, Nottinghamshire
- Reading, Reading, Berkshire
- Redditch, Redditch, Worcestershire (proposed new Titan Prison)
- Risley, Warrington, Cheshire
- Rochester, Rochester, Kent
- Rye Hill, Willoughby, Warwickshire (private – GSL Group)
[edit] S
- Send, Woking, Surrey
- Shepton Mallet, Shepton Mallet, Somerset
- Shotts, Shotts, North Lanarkshire
- Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
- Spring Hill, Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire
- Stafford, Stafford
- Standford Hill, Isle of Sheppey, Kent
- Stocken, Oakham, Rutland
- Stoke Heath, Market Drayton, Shropshire
- Styal, Wilmslow, Cheshire
- Sudbury, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Swaleside, Isle of Sheppey, Kent
- Swansea, Swansea
- Swinfen Hall, Lichfield, Staffordshire
[edit] T
- Thorn Cross, Warrington
- Tothill Fields Bridewell, Westminster, London (historic)
- Tower of London, London (historic)
[edit] U
[edit] V
[edit] W
- Wakefield, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
- Wandsworth, Wandsworth, London
- Wandsworth Gaol
- Warren Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk
- Wayland, Thetford, Norfolk
- Wealstun, Wetherby, West Yorkshire
- Weare, Portland, Dorset
- Wellingborough, Wellingborough
- Werrington, Werrington, Stoke-on-Trent
- Wetherby, Wetherby, West Yorkshire (Young Offenders Institute)
- Whatton, Whatton, Nottingham
- Whitemoor, March, Cambridgeshire
- Winchester, Winchester
- Wolds, Everthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire (private – GSL Group)
- Wood Street Counter Wood Street, London (historic)
- Woodhill, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
- Wormwood Scrubs, London
- Wymott, Leyland, Lancashire
[edit] X
[edit] Y
[edit] Z
[edit] Secure hospitals
Some convicts are detained in secure mental hospitals. These are run by the National Health Service rather than the prison service.
[edit] England
A number of other mental hospitals have secure units.
[edit] Scotland
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Locate a Prison section from the HM Prison Service website
- Scottish Prison Service
- Northern Ireland Prison Service