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The history of the prison stretches back to 1890, when it opened as a city [[gaol]]. Rebuilt in 1912, it became a closed training establishment for adult males, a role it continued |
The history of the prison stretches back to 1890, when it opened as a city [[gaol]]. Rebuilt in 1912, it became a closed training establishment for adult males, a role it continued until 1997. Since then, it has received prisoners from the courts of Nottinghamshire and [[Derbyshire]] as a category B local prison. |
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In 1999, the [[Home Office]] announced that Nottingham Prison was to serve as a pilot project of a potentially national plan to track [[paedophiles]] and other high risk offenders after their release from their sentence by providing them housing in flats on prison sites. A dozen local residents staged protests in opposition.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[BBC News]]|title=Protests over paedophile prison plan|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/349484.stm|date=21 May 1999}}</ref> |
In 1999, the [[Home Office]] announced that Nottingham Prison was to serve as a pilot project of a potentially national plan to track [[paedophiles]] and other high risk offenders after their release from their sentence by providing them housing in flats on prison sites. A dozen local residents staged protests in opposition.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[BBC News]]|title=Protests over paedophile prison plan|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/349484.stm|date=21 May 1999}}</ref> |
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| Location | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire |
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| Security class | Adult Male/Category B |
| Capacity | 1060 |
| Population | 1060 (as of 2016) |
| Opened | 1890 |
| Managed by | HM Prison Services |
| Governor | Tom Wheatley |
| Website | Nottingham Prison at justice.gov.uk |
HM Prison Nottingham is a Category B men's prison, located in the Sherwood area of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.
History
The history of the prison stretches back to 1890, when it opened as a city gaol. Rebuilt in 1912, it became a closed training establishment for adult males, a role it continued until 1997. Since then, it has received prisoners from the courts of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire as a category B local prison.
In 1999, the Home Office announced that Nottingham Prison was to serve as a pilot project of a potentially national plan to track paedophiles and other high risk offenders after their release from their sentence by providing them housing in flats on prison sites. A dozen local residents staged protests in opposition.[1]
In October 2004, a voluntary drug testing scheme established at Nottingham Prison was "hailed as a success".[2] Participants in the scheme underwent intensive drug therapy, with prisoners who remained drug-free offered the opportunity of early release from their sentences.
In July 2004, the Independent Monitoring Board published a report which called for the worn-out Victorian wing of Nottingham Prison to be closed and urgently refurbished, as it "was becoming totally unsuitable for accommodating anybody – especially in winter when ... [temperatures in the building could] be as cold as 10°C".[3] Soon after this the prison wing was closed down. In June 2008, it was announced that Nottingham would undergo major re-construction that would double the size of the prison. The £95 million facelift saw the condemned Victorian wing demolished and new accommodation and facilities built in its place.
The prison today
Nottingham is a Category B local prison, holding convicted and remand adult males from the local courts in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
The prison provides education, workshop places and domestic duties to occupy inmates. Community projects at the prison include regular visits by local children with special needs.
Resettlement services at Nottingham offer advice on housing and debt management, as well as assistance with employment. There is also a Listeners Scheme for those prisoners who are considered to be at risk from suicide or self-harm.
There is concern over large numbers of deaths among inmates. Notably 5 prisoners died over one month in autumn 2017, 4 believed to be by suicide. Deborah Coles of Inquest said, “The fact these deaths occurred within days of arrival at the prison when prisoners are known to be most vulnerable, raise concerns about the processes for identifying and managing risk.”[4]
In January 2018, the Chief Inspector of Prisons wrote an urgent notification letter to Justice Secretary David Gauke, advising that three consecutive inspections had found the prison to be "fundamentally unsafe" and warning that there would be "further tragedies" unless safety measures were put in place.[5]
Notable inmates
- Ian Paterson - surgeon jailed for 15 years, later increased to 20 years by the Court of Appeal, in 2017 for wounding his patients with intent by performing unnecessary surgical procedures.[6]
References
- ^ "Protests over paedophile prison plan". BBC News. 21 May 1999.
- ^ "Prison scheme helps drug addicts". BBC News. 13 October 2004.
- ^ "Demand for urgent work on prison". BBC News. 4 July 2005.
- ^ Allison, Eric (17 October 2017). "Recent deaths at HMP Nottingham 'symptomatic of wider prison crisis'". The Guardian.
- ^ Shaw, Danny (18 January 2018). "Nottingham Prison in "dangerous state" says chief inspector of prisons". BBC News.
- ^ "Ian Paterson: Disgraced breast surgeon has sentence increased". BBC News. 3 August 2017.
