England & Wales
Category B prisons in England & Wales
35 establishments classified as Category B in this import.
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Establishments
Category B
Category
Category B prisons hold people for whom the highest security is not required but escape must be made very difficult. The list below is a directory view, not an operational or placement decision.
This page lists 35 establishments from the current import.
Directory article for this category band
Methodology
Category mapping uses the HMPPS-derived category, predominant-function and cohort fields in the current import. Facility profiles retain the source labels so the grouping can be checked.
Official sources
HMP Bedford
Reception
Bedford Prison is a prison in the centre of Bedford for men aged 18 and over.
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 Cardiff
Reception
Cardiff Prison is a men’s prison in the centre of Cardiff, Wales.
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 Exeter
Reception
Exeter is a men’s prison in Exeter city centre in Devon.
HMP Forest Bank
Reception
Forest Bank is a privately run male prison in Pendlebury, Salford.
HMP Garth
Cat B Trainer
Garth is a men’s high security prison near Leyland, Lancashire.
HMP Gartree
Cat B Trainer
Gartree is a high security men’s prison in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.
HMP Grendon
Cat B Trainer
Grendon is a men’s prison in the village of Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire. It is jointly managed with Spring Hill Prison, which is on the same site.
HMP Hewell
Reception
Hewell is a men’s prison in the village of Tardebigge, near Redditch in Worcestershire.
HMP Isle of Wight
Cat B Trainer
Isle of Wight is a high security men’s prison, set across 2 sites (Albany and Parkhurst), just outside Newport, Isle of Wight.
HMP Leeds
Reception
Leeds is an adult male prison in the Armley area of Leeds, West Yorkshire.
HMP Leicester
Reception
Leicester prison is a men’s prison in the centre of Leicester.
HMP Lewes
Reception
Lewes is a men’s prison in Lewes, East Sussex.
HMP Liverpool
Reception
Liverpool Prison is a men’s prison in the Walton area of Liverpool.
HMP Lowdham Grange
Cat B Trainer
Lowdham Grange is a privately run male prison in Lowdham, Nottingham.
HMP Manchester
Cat B Trainer
Manchester Prison is a men’s high security prison in Manchester city centre. It was known as Strangeways until 1994.
HMP Nottingham
Reception
Nottingham Prison is a men’s prison in the Sherwood area of Nottingham and serves courts in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
HMP Peterborough
Reception
Peterborough is a privately run prison for both male and female residents in Westwood, Peterborough.
HMP Preston
Reception
Preston Prison is a men’s prison in Preston, Lancashire.
HMP Rye Hill
Cat B Trainer
Rye Hill is a privately run male prison near Rugby, Warwickshire.
HMP Swaleside
Cat B Trainer
Swaleside is a men’s high security prison on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. It is part of the Sheppey Cluster, along with Elmley and Standford Hill.
HMP Swansea
Reception
Swansea Prison is a men’s prison in the centre of Swansea, Wales.
HMP Thameside
Reception
Thameside is a privately run male prison in Thamesmead, London.
HMP Wandsworth
Reception
Wandsworth is a men’s prison in the London Borough of Wandsworth, South West London.
HMP Wormwood Scrubs
Reception
Wormwood Scrubs is a men’s prison in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London.
HMP/YOI Brinsford
YOI
Brinsford is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Featherstone, near Wolverhampton, for men aged 18 to 21.
HMP/YOI Chelmsford
Reception
Chelmsford is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Chelmsford, Essex for men aged 18 and over.
HMP/YOI Doncaster
Reception
Doncaster is a privately run male prison in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
HMP/YOI Lincoln
Reception
Lincoln is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) in the East Midlands, for men aged 18 and over.
HMP/YOI Pentonville
Reception
Pentonville is a men’s prison and young offender institution in the London Borough of Islington, North London.
HMP/YOI Winchester
Reception
Winchester is a men’s prison and young offender institution (YOI) in the centre of Winchester, Hampshire.
HMP/YOI Woodhill
Cat B Trainer
Woodhill is a men’s high security prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Milton Keynes.
Labels and counts reflect published HMPPS administrative information. Always confirm details with official sources.