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Open Prisons

Answer

HM Prison and Probation Service publishes a breakdown of all population and capacity figures by prison at the end of every month which are accessible at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-population-figures-2018 with the most recent available being for June 2018.

The following table identifies all open prisons in the adult male prison estate with their respective operational capacity, population and occupancy as at Friday 29 June 2018.

Prison Name	Operational Capacity	Population	Occupancy
Blantyre House	Prison not currently in use
Ford	544	535	98.35%
Hatfield	378	374	98.94%
Hewell Grange*	224	221	98.66%
Hollesley Bay	480	466	97.08%
Kirkham	653	586	89.74%
Kirklevington Grange	283	265	93.64%
Leyhill	515	513	99.61%
North Sea Camp	420	408	97.14%
Prescoed	260	253	97.31%
Spring Hill	326	320	98.31%
Standford Hill	464	461	99.35%
Sudbury	581	565	97.25%
Thorn Cross	387	379	97.93%

*Hewell Grange is an open unit within a larger closed adult male prison.

The table below identifies the two open prisons in the Female prison estate with their respective capacity, population and occupancy figures, also as at 29 June 2018.

Prison Name	Operational Capacity	Population	Occupancy
Askham Grange	128	110	85.94%
Eastwood Park	430	359	83.49%

Open conditions are an important means of testing and furthering the rehabilitation of offenders, especially those who have spent many years in closed conditions.

We keep the prison population and capacity under careful review to ensure that there is always sufficient capacity. Decisions on the future size of the prison estate will reflect the current and projected prison population, including an assessment of the necessary margin to manage population fluctuations.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

164508

Session

2017-19

Grouped for answer

Yes

Subjects

Women Prison accommodation Open prisons

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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