England & Wales
Privately managed prisons (England & Wales)
Establishments operated under private-sector contracts or recorded as privately managed.
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Establishments
Privately managed prisons (England & Wales)
Collection
Private prisons are custodial establishments managed by contracted operators rather than directly by the public prison service. This list is derived from operator names and private-management labels in the current HMPPS-derived import.
This page lists 15 establishments from the current import.
Directory article for this thematic list
Methodology
Collections are calculated from visible HMPPS-derived fields such as gender, category, predominant function and operator. Counts update with the underlying import; no establishments are added manually to inflate the list.
Official sources
HMP Ashfield
Cat C Trainer
Ashfield Prison is a privately run adult male prison in Pucklechurch, Bristol.
HMP Dovegate
Cat B Trainer
Dovegate is a privately run male prison in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire.
HMP Forest Bank
Reception
Forest Bank is a privately run male prison in Pendlebury, Salford.
HMP Lowdham Grange
Cat B Trainer
Lowdham Grange is a privately run male prison in Lowdham, Nottingham.
HMP Northumberland
Cat C Trainer
Northumberland is a privately run male prison in Morpeth, Northumberland.
HMP Oakwood
Cat C Trainer
Oakwood is a privately run male prison in Featherstone, West Midlands.
HMP Peterborough
Reception
Peterborough is a privately run prison for both male and female residents in Westwood, Peterborough.
HMP Rye Hill
Cat B Trainer
Rye Hill is a privately run male prison near Rugby, Warwickshire.
HMP Thameside
Reception
Thameside is a privately run male prison in Thamesmead, London.
HMP/YOI Altcourse
Reception
Altcourse is a privately run male prison in Liverpool.
HMP/YOI Bronzefield
Female
Bronzefield is a privately run female prison in Ashford, Middlesex.
HMP/YOI Doncaster
Reception
Doncaster is a privately run male prison in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
HMP/YOI Parc
Cat C Trainer
Parc is a privately run prison and young offender institute (YOI) in Bridgend, South Wales.
Oakhill Secure Training Centre
Secure Training Centre
Secure Training Centre
HMP Five Wells
Cat C Resettlement
Five Wells prison, is built on the same site as the old Wellingborough Prison and is a Category C men's prison. The largest prison in the East Midlands, and one of the largest in the UK.
Labels and counts reflect published HMPPS administrative information. Always confirm details with official sources.