Men’s prisons (England & Wales): reading the thematic list
20 March 2026Counts and labels reflect the prison import in this site build. They are not live government data.
Thematic graphic — not a photograph of a named facility.
This thematic slice currently includes 121 establishments. The article explains the filter in plain English and points you to the hub grid for the full set.
What this thematic list means
“Men’s prisons (England & Wales)” is a thematic slice of our England and Wales directory. This article explains the intent of that slice and how many prisons it currently contains.
From the collection hub: Filtered using gender labels from the HMPPS prison export. Some mixed or specialist sites may not appear here if the source label differs.
Size of the group today
The current import places 121 establishments in this thematic group. Counts change when the underlying export changes.
Examples include: HMP Ashfield, HMP Bedford, HMP Belmarsh, HMP Berwyn, HMP Birmingham.
Figures and labels on Prisons Online come from the HMPPS prison export used in this build. Security category and function wording are administrative fields in that source (and category may be inferred where the export does not map cleanly). Always confirm visiting rules, contact details, and regime information with official HMPPS or GOV.UK sources.
Using the collection hub
The linked collection page is the canonical card grid for this filter. Use this article when you want narrative context and quick links into examples before browsing the full set.
Frequently asked questions
- Why is a prison missing from this thematic list?
- Thematic groups use explicit rules on gender, function text, category, and operator fields. If the source label differs, the site may classify the prison under another collection or only under the general UK browse.
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Showing 24 of 121 establishments. Open the full listing for the complete grid.
HMP Ashfield
Cat C Trainer
Ashfield Prison is a privately run adult male prison in Pucklechurch, Bristol.
HMP Bedford
Reception
Bedford Prison is a prison in the centre of Bedford for men aged 18 and over.
HMP Belmarsh
High Security
Belmarsh is a high security men’s prison in southeast London.
HMP Berwyn
Cat C Trainer
Berwyn is a men’s prison in Wrexham, North Wales.
HMP Birmingham
Reception
Birmingham Prison is a men’s prison in the Winson Green area of Birmingham.
HMP Bristol
Reception
Bristol Prison is a men’s prison in the Horfield area of Bristol.
HMP Brixton
Cat C Trainer
Brixton Prison is a men’s prison in the London Borough of Lambeth, South London.
HMP Buckley Hall
Cat C Trainer
Buckley Hall is a men’s prison in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
HMP Bullingdon
Reception
Bullingdon is a men’s prison near Bicester in Oxfordshire.
HMP Bure
Cat C Trainer
Bure is a prison near Norwich in Norfolk for men convicted of a sex offence.
HMP Cardiff
Reception
Cardiff Prison is a men’s prison in the centre of Cardiff, Wales.
HMP Channings Wood
Cat C Trainer
Channings Wood is a men’s prison near Newton Abbot in Devon.
HMP Coldingley
Cat C Trainer
Coldingley is a prison for adult men in Woking, Surrey.
HMP Dartmoor
Cat C Trainer
Dartmoor is a men’s prison in Devon.
HMP Dovegate
Cat B Trainer
Dovegate is a privately run male prison in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire.
HMP Durham
Reception
Durham Prison is a men’s prison in the city of Durham.
HMP Elmley
Reception
Elmley is one of 3 prisons for men that form the Sheppey Cluster in Kent, the other two being HMP Standford Hill and HMP Swaleside.
HMP Erlestoke
Cat C Trainer
Erlestoke is a men’s prison in the village of Erlestoke, Wiltshire.
HMP Exeter
Reception
Exeter is a men’s prison in Exeter city centre in Devon.
HMP Featherstone
Cat C Trainer
Featherstone is a men’s prison in the village of Featherstone, near Wolverhampton.
HMP Ford
Open
Ford is a men’s open prison in Arundel, West Sussex.
HMP Forest Bank
Reception
Forest Bank is a privately run male prison in Pendlebury, Salford.
HMP Frankland
High Security
Frankland is a high-security men’s prison in Brasside, County Durham.
HMP Full Sutton
High Security
Full Sutton is a men’s high security prison in the village of Full Sutton, near York.