| HMP Brinsford | |
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| Opened | 1991 |
| Management | HM Prison Service |
| Prison type | Juveniles/Young offenders |
| Prisoner figures | 569 (August 2008) |
| Location | Featherstone, Staffordshire |
| Governor | Stephanie Roberts-Bibby |
| Information | www.justice.gov.uk |
HM Prison Brinsford is a male juvenile's prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of Featherstone (near Wolverhampton), in Staffordshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.
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Brinsford was opened in 1991 as a YOI and Remand Centre. The site site had been previously acquired from the Ministry of Defence, and already housed Featherstone Prison.
In 2001 Brinsford was branded a disgrace after an inspection found the prison's regime to be negligent and lacking in understanding towards prisoners, with large indicators of self harm, fear of safety and bullying at the prison.[1] A year later two additional education blocks were built at Brinsford, with the regime promising a renewed focus on education and training at the site.
In 2003 four prisoners escaped from Brinsford after assaulting a prison officer and stealing his keys to an administration block. The four inmates then smashed a window and escaped over the prison's perimeter wall.[2]
In 2008 an additional residential unit and activity centre were built at Brinsford. This resulted in a reduction of places for Juveniles, and an increase in places for Young Offenders at the prison.
Brinsford holds two categories of prisoner - Juveniles (those aged between 15 and 18) and Young Offenders (those aged over 18). Accommodation at the prison comprises five Residential Units: Unit 1 for Sentenced and Remand Juveniles; Unit 2 for Sentenced Young Offenders; Unit 3 for Young Offender Trials and Sections; Unit 4 for Young Offender Inductions and Remands; and Unit 5 for more Sentenced Young Offenders. All cells have integral sanitation, television and electricity, while cells in Unit 5 also have showers.
Education at the prison is provided by Derby College and courses offered include: Literacy and Numeracy; Social & Life Skills; Communication & Application of Number; ESOL; Practical Crafts; Visual Art; Cookery; Information Technology; Painting and Decorating; Woodwork; Horticulture; Cleaning Science; Physical Education; and Music.
Other facilities at the prison include a gym and sports pitches, Chaplaincy service, Job Centre, PIN telephones, Legal Services, Incentives and Earned Privileges schemes, Connexions and the Samaritans.
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