Disclosure Team
Ministry of Justice
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
Dr Robert Jones
xxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx.xx
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20 September 2019
Dear Dr Jones
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request – FOI 190829006
Thank you for your request dated 29 August in which you asked for the following information
from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ):
1. Can you provide me with information relating to the number of English people
held in prison (based on home address prior to entering custody) across
England and Wales.
2. Can you provide a breakdown of what prisons English prisoners (based on
home address prior to entering custody) were being held in across England
and Wales.
3. Can this information be provided for March 2019 and June 2019.
Your request has been handled under the FOIA.
I can confirm that the MoJ holds the information that you have requested and I have
provided it in the annex attached.
Please be aware that around 97% of prisoners have an origin location - i.e. addresses that
are recorded in our central IT system. If no address is given, an offender’s committal court
address is used as a proxy for the area in which they are resident. This information is
included in the data provided in the tables below. Those with no recorded origin are typically
foreign nationals or those recently received into custody.
The numerical information provided has been drawn from administrative IT systems, which
as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible error with data entry and
processing. Further guidance on the considerations for processing a request under FOIA,
can be found by following the links: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/contents
and http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/foi-step-by-step.htm
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You do have the right to ask the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to investigate any
aspect of your complaint. However, please note that the ICO is likely to expect internal
complaints procedures to have been exhausted before beginning their investigation.
Yours sincerely
Lee Bateman
HMPPS Change, Strategy and Planning
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Annex - FOI 190829006
English people held in prison (based on home address prior to entering custody) across
England and Wales.
Breakdown of the prisons in which English prisoners (based on home address prior to
entering custody) were being held in across England and Wales for March 2019 and June
2019
Prison
Mar-19
Jun-19
ALTCOURSE (HMP)
740
830
ASHFIELD (HMP)
359
359
ASKHAM GRANGE (HMP & YOI)
103
108
AYLESBURY (HMP)
249
197
BEDFORD (HMP)
343
337
BELMARSH (HMP)
804
768
BERWYN (HMP)
930
980
BIRMINGHAM (HMP)
894
904
BRINSFORD (HMP)
520
524
BRISTOL (HMP)
416
443
BRIXTON (HMP)
738
724
BRONZEFIELD (HMP)
472
498
BUCKLEY HALL (HMP)
419
438
BULLINGDON (HMP)
1,025
1,033
BURE (HMP)
638
636
CARDIFF (HMP)
97
111
CHANNINGS WOOD (HMP)
676
672
CHELMSFORD (HMP)
607
643
COLDINGLEY (HMP)
409
414
COOKHAM WOOD (HMP)
173
163
DARTMOOR (HMP)
603
610
DEERBOLT (HMPYOI)
413
351
DONCASTER (HMP)
1,072
1,053
DOVEGATE (HMP)
1,098
1,096
DOWNVIEW (HMP)
272
256
DRAKE HALL (HMP & YOI)
302
313
DURHAM (HMP)
928
886
EAST SUTTON PARK (HMP & YOI)
98
95
EASTWOOD PARK (HMP)
249
250
ELMLEY (HMP)
1,082
1,138
ERLESTOKE (HMP)
474
475
EXETER (HMP)
475
470
FEATHERSTONE (HMP)
594
588
FELTHAM (HMP & YOI)
490
464
FORD (HMP)
532
530
FOREST BANK (HMP & YOI)
1,373
1,389
3
FOSTON HALL (HMP)
252
275
FRANKLAND (HMP)
808
806
FULL SUTTON (HMP)
509
508
GARTH (HMP)
784
788
GARTREE (HMP)
671
653
GRENDON (HMP)
203
200
GUYS MARSH (HMP)
371
377
HATFIELD (HMP & YOI)
365
372
HAVERIGG (HMP)
258
260
HIGH DOWN (HMP)
1,097
1,096
HIGHPOINT (HMP)
1,255
1,255
HINDLEY (HMP & YOI)
521
525
HMP HEWELL
1,025
1,037
HOLLESLEY BAY (HMP)
472
476
HOLME HOUSE (HMP)
1,194
1,184
HULL (HMP)
980
972
HUMBER (HMP)
942
932
HUNTERCOMBE (HMP)
422
403
ISIS HMP/YOI
611
618
ISLE OF WIGHT (HMP)
979
951
KIRKHAM (HMP)
604
602
KIRKLEVINGTON GRANGE (HMP)
265
272
LANCASTER FARMS (HMP)
534
529
LEEDS (HMP)
1,048
1,054
LEICESTER (HMP)
294
301
LEWES (HMP)
589
498
LEYHILL (HMP)
467
464
LINCOLN (HMP)
524
504
LINDHOLME (HMP)
941
938
LITTLEHEY (HMP)
1,171
1,172
LIVERPOOL (HMP)
645
607
LONG LARTIN (HMP)
506
525
LOW NEWTON (HMP)
329
304
LOWDHAM GRANGE (HMP)
862
858
MAIDSTONE (HMP)
561
554
MANCHESTER (HMP)
908
898
MOORLAND (HMP & YOI)
932
933
NEW HALL (HMP)
390
350
NORTH SEA CAMP (HMP)
393
398
NORTHUMBERLAND (HMP)
1,310
1,317
NORWICH (HMP & YOI)
692
715
NOTTINGHAM (HMP)
764
762
OAKWOOD (HMP)
1,943
1,975
ONLEY (HMP)
719
721
PARC (HMP)
268
300
PENTONVILLE (HMP)
1,048
1,018
4
PETERBOROUGH (HMP)
768
789
PETERBOROUGH FEMALE HMP
322
319
PORTLAND (HMPYOI)
507
504
PRESCOED (HMP & YOI)
96
97
PRESTON (HMP)
690
680
RANBY (HMP)
971
1,004
RISLEY (HMP)
1,003
1,014
ROCHESTER (HMP & YOI)
675
671
RYE HILL (HMP)
612
604
SEND (HMP)
261
251
SPRING HILL (HMP)
329
328
STAFFORD (HMP)
655
655
STANDFORD HILL (HMP)
459
459
STOCKEN (HMP)
828
854
STOKE HEATH (HMPYOI)
676
707
STYAL (HMP & YOI)
416
409
SUDBURY (HMP & YOI)
563
574
SWALESIDE (HMP)
1,030
1,038
SWANSEA (HMP)
32
32
SWINFEN HALL (HMP)
551
543
THAMESIDE (HMP)
1,148
1,168
THE MOUNT (HMP)
961
969
THE VERNE (HMP)
378
468
THORN CROSS (HMPYOI)
352
352
USK (HMP)
63
59
WAKEFIELD (HMP)
698
700
WANDSWORTH (HMP)
1,416
1,411
WARREN HILL (HMP)
238
232
WAYLAND (HMP)
914
923
WEALSTUN (HMP)
803
805
WERRINGTON (HMPYOI)
108
110
WETHERBY (HMPYOI)
250
220
WHATTON (HMP)
795
797
WHITEMOOR (HMP)
435
442
WINCHESTER (HMP)
519
469
WOODHILL (HMP)
572
552
WORMWOOD SCRUBS (HMP)
1,040
980
WYMOTT (HMP)
1,102
1,100
Grand Total
76,329
76,292
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