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Northumberland was formed on 31 October 2011 from a merger of HM Prison Acklington and HM Prison Castington [2] and on 1 December 2013 management of HMP Northumberland passed from Her Majesty's Prison Service to Sodexo Justice Services. [2] HMP Acklington was the most northerly adult prison in England, and was built on the site of the former ...
Jeffrey Archer was an inmate from August until October 2001, as a result of his high-profile perjury conviction. His diary, from his time in the prison, is published in 'Prison Diary 2: Wayland - Purgatory' [8] Charlie Gilmour, stepson of Pink Floyd guitarist, David Gilmour served 4 months at HMP Wayland in 2011. [9]
The median term for inmates is six years. 47% of inmates are serving terms of one-to-five years; 17% are serving terms of six-to-nine years; and 33% are serving maximum sentences of 10 years or more. As of January 2003, 984 offenders were serving life sentences , including 14 offenders under death sentences (all of which have now been commuted ...
His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service is an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) responsible for the correctional services in England and Wales.It was created in 2004 as the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) by combining parts of both of the headquarters of the National Probation Service and His Majesty's Prison Service with some existing Home Office functions.
The prison was built on the site of a Roman town house, the remains of which included a mosaic which is now in Dorset Museum. [1] In 2006, it was revealed that 25% of random drug tests on inmates had proven positive. Though cannabis was the most commonly detected drug, a number of inmates had tested positive for opiates such as heroin. [2]
Since 1998 HMP Low Newton has been an all-female jail taking female prisoners from across the north of England, as well as lifers and juveniles. [2] In the same year an inmate from Low Newton had to be immobilised by a Taser stun-gun whilst visiting the University Hospital of North Durham. The prisoner was being treated for wounds to her thigh ...
Hollesley Bay at justice.gov.uk HM Prison Hollesley Bay , known locally as Hollesley Bay Colony (to which signposts still point) or simply The Colony, is a Category D men's prison and Young Offender Institution , located in the village of Hollesley , about 8 miles (13 km) from the town of Woodbridge in Suffolk, England.
Holme House has a workshop complex and an Education Department who both provide inmates with employment and education classes. Work/training areas include laundry , woodwork , furniture assembly, textiles , Print Workshop production, industrial cleaning , Painting and Decorating , electrical testing and picture framing.