| HMP Whatton | |
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| Opened | 1966 |
| Management | HM Prison Service |
| Prison type | Adult Male/Category C |
| Prisoner figures | 841 (2008) |
| Location | Whatton, Nottinghamshire |
| Governor | Lynn Saunders |
| Information | www.justice.gov.uk |
HM Prison Whatton is a Category C men's prison, located in the village of Whatton in Nottinghamshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.
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HMP Whatton opened its doors in 1966 and was used as a Detention Centre. The site was then used as a Young Offenders Institution in 1988, until it changed role in 1990 to a Category C Adult Male Training Prison for vulnerable prisoners (mainly sex offenders).
In November 2006, it was revealed that £5000 of Whatton Prison's yearly budget was being used for cash prizes for inmates playing bingo. The cash was used to fund a year of winnings of up to £3 for inmates. However the Prison Officers Association said the money should have been spent on education programmes for the prison instead.[1]
A large expansion of Whatton was completed in 2008, increasing the capacity of the prison by 500 places.
Whatton is a Category C prison for adult male sex offenders who participate in the Sex Offenders Treatment Programme. Accommodation at the prison is divided between 3 main wings A, B and C, with mainly single-occupancy cells.
The regime at the prison includes education, vocational training, industrial workshops and manufacturing, as well as the prisons farms and gardens. There are also a range of offending behaviour programmes including a sex offender treatment programme. The prison also runs a Listener Scheme for those prisoners who are considered to be at risk of suicide or self harm.
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