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List of prisons in the United Kingdom is a list of all 141 current prisons as of 2024 in the United Kingdom spread across the three UK legal systems of England and Wales (122 prisons), Scotland, (15 prisons) and Northern Ireland (4 prisons). Also included are a number of historical prisons no longer in current use.
This is a list of prisoners who have received a whole life order, formerly called a whole life tariff, through some mechanism in jurisdictions of the United Kingdom. From the introduction of the whole life order system in 1983 until an appeal by a prisoner named Anthony Anderson in 2002, a whole life order was set by government ministers.
Pages in category "Prisoners and detainees of England and Wales" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 320 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Prisoners and detainees of Mandatory Palestine (2 C, 18 P) Prisoners and detainees of the British military (4 C, 98 P) People convicted of murder by the United Kingdom (6 C, 6 P)
A similar system operates in Scotland, whereby the trial judge fixes a "punishment part" to "satisfy the requirements of retribution and deterrence". The prisoner cannot be considered for parole until this punishment part is served. For example, for a murder, someone may be given a life sentence with a minimum term of 15 years.
Exclusive: Number of accused held on remand hits record high with 15,000 languishing in overcrowded prisons
For prisoners and detainees held by the United Kingdom, see Category:Prisoners and detainees of the United Kingdom. Subcategories This category has the following 17 subcategories, out of 17 total.
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