How do I book a Lowdham Grange tour?
Midweek visits are booked by prisoner applications only, weekend through booking line (0115 966 9321). There is a small Visitor Centre outside the Gate. Limited refreshment facilities are available in the Visits Hall.
What category is Lowdham Grange prison?
category B training
HMP Lowdham Grange is a category B training prison situated in Nottingham, operated by Serco. Lowdham Grange houses adult male offenders aged 21 and over with sentences over four years and with at least 12 months to serve.
Is Askham Grange prison still open?
HM Prison Askham Grange is a women’s open category prison, located in Askham Richard village in North Yorkshire, England. The prison is run by Her Majesty’s Prison Service….HM Prison Askham Grange.
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| Security class | Adult Female/Young Offenders |
| Capacity | 128 |
| Population | 120 (as of December 2019) |
| Opened | January 1947 |
What category is Nottingham prison?
Category B local prison
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.
Which prisons does Serco run?
Full Prison Management
- HMP Ashfield. HMP Ashfield is a category C adult male facility near Bristol that holds 400 convicted prisoners serving sentences for sexual offences.
- HMP Doncaster.
- HMP Kilmarnock.
How many prisons are there in Nottingham?
three prisons
There are three prisons in Nottinghamshire – Ranby, Whatton and Lowdham Grange plus one in Nottingham City.
What was Askham Grange before it was a prison?
To the casual visitor, Askham Grange scarcely seems like a prison at all. It was built in 1886 as a country house for Sir Andrew Fairbairn – and there is still something of a country-house feel to it.
Which prisons are Category B?
B
- HM Prison Bedford.
- HM Prison Birmingham.
- HM Prison Bristol.
- HM Prison Brixton.
- HM Prison Bullingdon.
What prisons do G4S run?
The company runs four other prisons – Altcourse, Parc, Rye Hill and Oakwood – which have won praise from inspectors.