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PrisonLatest population (JAN)CountryLocationCountyCategoryLockdown 1Visits reopen 1Lockdown 2Visits reopen 2Lockdown 3Visits reopen 3Period endsTotal days locked downTotal days openHow verified?
Notes or links on verification
Extra notes for SDU
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Leicester294EnglandLeicesterLeicestershireB24-Mar-202026-Oct-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-202024211MoJ
26 Oct date confirmed by MoJ though the web page was not updated.
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Manchester685EnglandManchester
Greater Manchester
A24-Mar-202016-Sep-202023-Oct-20202-Dec-202021637MoJ
16-Sep date confirmed by MoJ. 23 Oct is when Manchester went into tier 3.
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Rye Hill659EnglandBarby
Northamptonshire
B24-Mar-202023-Sep-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-202020944G4S press office
Email available on request
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Forest Bank1425EnglandPendlebury
Greater Manchester
B24-Mar-20201-Sep-202023-Oct-20202-Dec-202020152Sodexo press office
No updates on the official government website as prison is Sodexo run. Twitter page confirmed it had opened on Sep 1 and closed during tier 3 restrictions on Oct 23.
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Preston679EnglandPrestonLancashireB24-Mar-202026-Aug-202019-Oct-20202-Dec-202019954Twitter
Reopened 26 Aug, https://twitter.com/HmpPreston/status/1296789679501643779. Closed 19th Oct - https://twitter.com/HmpPreston/status/1317112868177956865. There a plan to reopen for Christmas on 21 Dec for 8 days, but this was consequently cancelled
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Stafford635EnglandStaffordStaffordshireC24-Mar-20203-Aug-202025-Sep-202030-Sep-20205-Oct-20202-Dec-20202-Dec-202019558Twitter
https://twitter.com/stafford_hmp/status/1288052132336238592
Prison had a period of opening and closing in Sep and Oct, though the prison did not explicitly say why.
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Rochester652EnglandRochesterKentHMYOI24-Mar-20207-Sep-20205-Nov-20202-Dec-202019459Twitter
Reopened 7 Sept, https://twitter.com/HMPRochester/status/1303056870714769408. Closed from 5 Nov, https://twitter.com/HMPRochester/status/1323932089377579012
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Garth814EnglandUlnes WaltonLancashireB24-Mar-202019-Aug-202023-Oct-20202-Dec-202018865Twitter
Aug 19 reopening was verified via HMP Garth's Twitter page
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Lowdham Grange
867EnglandLowdhamNottinghamshireB24-Mar-202020-Jul-202025-Sep-20202-Dec-202018667Serco press office
Email available on request
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Isle Of Wight867EnglandNewportHampshireB24-Mar-202027-Aug-20205-Nov-20202-Dec-202018370Twitter
Reopened 27 Aug, https://twitter.com/HMPIOW/status/1298948760341540867. Closed 5 Nov, https://twitter.com/HMPIOW/status/1324316213640646657. Reopened for social visits from Tier 1 only 01 dec, https://twitter.com/HMPIOW/status/1324316213640646657. Closed from 26 Dec, https://twitter.com/HMPIOW/status/1342086698193317888
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Lancaster Farms488EnglandLancasterLancashireC24-Mar-202011-Aug-202023-Oct-20202-Dec-202018073MoJ
MoJ confirmed Lancaster Farms reopened on Aug 11, though website was not updated. Prison joined tier 3 restrictions on Oct 23
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Nottingham837EnglandNottinghamNottinghamshireB24-Mar-202027-Jul-20208-Oct-20202-Dec-202018073Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMPNottingham/status/1287794129385263106
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Liverpool742EnglandLiverpoolMerseysideB, C24-Mar-202029-Jul-202014-Oct-20202-Dec-202017677Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMP_Liverpool/status/1288164417134370816/photo/1 https://twitter.com/HMP_Liverpool/status/1316420959218401288
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Low Newton248EnglandBrassideCounty DurhamWomens/HMYOI24-Mar-202027-Jul-202013-Oct-20202-Dec-202017578Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMPLowNewton/status/1287836437430378497 & https://twitter.com/HMPLowNewton/status/1316045201568391174
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Wymott1005EnglandUlnes WaltonLancashireC24-Mar-202030-Jul-202017-Oct-20202-Dec-202017479Twitter
Reopened 30 Jul, https://twitter.com/HWymott/status/1286782288035012609. Closed 17 Oct, https://twitter.com/HWymott/status/1317244082922704899. Reopened 19 Dec, https://twitter.com/HWymott/status/1334812063760326658
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Wormwood Scrubs
1145England
Wormwood Scrubs
LondonB24-Mar-202018-Aug-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-202017380Twitter
Reopened 18 Aug, https://twitter.com/HMPWScrubs/status/1295729040515575810. Visits suspended as London goes into T3 17 Dec, https://twitter.com/HMPWScrubs/status/1339592595568173057
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Deerbolt309EnglandStartforthCounty DurhamHMYOI24-Mar-202018-Aug-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-202017380Twitter
https://twitter.com/nepacsinfo/status/1293511334332715008
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Durham900EnglandDurhamCounty DurhamB24-Mar-202017-Aug-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-202017281MoJ
MoJ has stated Durham reopened on 17/8. However the website was not updated unti 16/9.Durham closed again on Nov 6.
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Doncaster1088EnglandDoncasterSouth YorkshireB24-Mar-20203-Aug-202023-Oct-20202-Dec-202017281Serco Press office
Email available on request
Page not updated when prison closed on Oct 22 - https://www.serco.com/uk/sector-expertise/justice/hmp-doncaster
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Barlinnie1189ScotlandRiddrieGlasgow
Closed prison/mixed category
24-Mar-20203-Aug-20202-Sep-202028-Sep-20208-Oct-202020-Oct-20202-Dec-202017083Scottish Prisons Service
Email available on request
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Foston Hall263England
Foston, Derbyshire
DerbyshireWomens/HMYOI24-Mar-202012-Aug-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-202016786Twitter
Aug 11 reopening date was verified by HMP Foston's Twitter page.
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Long Lartin560EnglandSouth LittletonWorcestershireA24-Mar-202011-Aug-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-202016687Twitter
Reopened 11 Aug, https://twitter.com/HMPLongLartin/status/1290295051323547649. 6 Nov closer confirmation, https://twitter.com/HMPLongLartin/status/1290295051323547649. Reopened 02 Dec, https://twitter.com/HMPLongLartin/status/1290295051323547649
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Swinfen Hall559EnglandSwinfenStaffordshireC24-Mar-202011-Aug-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-202016687Twitter
No Wayback Machine snapshots to verify after 10th August - but both opening and reopening confirmed via Twitter
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Dartmoor607EnglandPrincetownDevonC24-Mar-202013-Aug-20209-Nov-20202-Dec-202016588Twitter
Reopened 13 Aug, https://twitter.com/HMP_Dartmoor/status/1290328556489277445. Visits suspended 9 Nov, https://twitter.com/HMP_Dartmoor/status/1325831478819819523
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Aylesbury215EnglandAylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HMYOI24-Mar-202010-Aug-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-202016588Twitter
Reopened 10 Aug, https://twitter.com/HMPAylesbury/status/1292834900647837696. Closed 6 Nov, https://twitter.com/HMPAylesbury/status/1324704084583219209. Reopened 14 Dec, https://twitter.com/HMPAylesbury/status/1337394030448140296. Closed 20 Dec, https://twitter.com/HMPAylesbury/status/1340641563232366592
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Wakefield714EnglandWakefieldWest YorkshireA24-Mar-202010-Aug-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-202016588Twitter
https://twitter.com/HmpWakefield/status/1291628638723596290
Although Wakefield did not cease visits entirely on Oct 23 in line with the tier three restrictions - it did reduce visits to two weeks out of the month.
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Woodhill472EnglandMilton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
B24-Mar-202010-Aug-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-202016588Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMP_Woodhill/status/1292893845387173891
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Styal347EnglandStyalCheshireWomens/HMYOI24-Mar-202027-Jul-202023-Oct-20202-Dec-202016588Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMPStyal/status/1285874819859456001
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Lindholme926England
Hatfield Woodhouse
South YorkshireC, D24-Mar-202027-Jul-202023-Oct-20202-Dec-202016588Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMPLindholme/status/1283768633211133952 & https://twitter.com/HMPLindholme/status/1319312289904852997
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Full Sutton574EnglandFull Sutton
East Riding of Yorkshire
A24-Mar-20206-Aug-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-202016192Twitter
Email available on request
Full Sutton did not update its website until Aug 12 - but posted on Twitter that visits had reopened on Aug 6.
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Whitemoor451EnglandMarchCambridgeshireA24-Mar-20206-Aug-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-202016192Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMPWhitemoor/status/1291445812036358146
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Featherstone643EnglandFeatherstoneStaffordshireC24-Mar-202028-Jul-202029-Oct-20202-Dec-202016093Twitter
Reopened 28 Jul, https://twitter.com/HMPFeatherstone/status/1288124662212255746. Closed 29 Oct (see notes) and reopened for Christmas 23 Jul, https://twitter.com/HMPFeatherstone/status/1339486303226916865
Covid outbreak meant closure 29 Oct, https://twitter.com/HMPFeatherstone/status/1321864692088901632
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Hydebank Wood107Northern IrelandBelfastCounty Antrim
Closed prison/mixed category
24-Mar-202027-Jul-202016-Oct-202020-Nov-20202-Dec-202016093Northern Ireland Prison Service
Email available on request
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Maghaberry917Northern IrelandLisburnCounty Antrim
Closed prison/mixed category
24-Mar-202027-Jul-202016-Oct-202020-Nov-20202-Dec-202016093Northern Ireland Prison Service
Email available on request
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Magilligan390Northern IrelandLimavady
County Londonderry
Part closed/part open prison/mixed category
24-Mar-202027-Jul-202016-Oct-202020-Nov-20202-Dec-202016093Northern Ireland Prison Service
Email available on request
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Woodlands Jjc#N/ANorthern IrelandBangorCounty Down
Juvenile Justice Centre (JJC)
24-Mar-202027-Jul-202016-Oct-202020-Nov-20202-Dec-202016093Northern Ireland Prison Service
Email available on request
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Exeter417EnglandExeterDevonB24-Mar-20204-Aug-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-202015994Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMP_Exeter/status/1290675136912404481
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Brixton723EnglandBrixtonLondonC (Training)24-Mar-20203-Aug-20205-Nov-20202-Dec-202015994Twitter (PACT)
Reopened 3 Aug, https://twitter.com/prisonadvice/status/1286296603054215169. Visits suspended 5 nov, https://twitter.com/HMP_Brixton/status/1324340335582040065. Reopened 3 Dec, https://twitter.com/HMP_Brixton/status/1332286542321160193 and suspended 16 dec, https://twitter.com/HMP_Brixton/status/1339140699187523585
Significant Covid outbreak in HMP Brixton during Jan, https://twitter.com/HMP_Brixton/status/1361810259929690116
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Hewell853EnglandTardebiggeWorcestershireB, C, D24-Mar-20203-Aug-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-202015895Twitter
Reopened 3 Aug, https://twitter.com/HMPHewell/status/1289189725262102530. Redditch moved into T3 and they closed 31 Dec, https://twitter.com/HMPHewell/status/1344618897727746050
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Moorland917England
Hatfield Woodhouse
South YorkshireC24-Mar-202020-Jul-202023-Oct-20202-Dec-202015895Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMPMoorland/status/1281928330758021120
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Cardiff698WalesAdamsdownCardiffB24-Mar-202020-Jul-202023-Oct-20202-Dec-202015895Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMPCardiff/status/1283485885166694400
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Parc Prison1630WalesBridgendMid GlamorganB24-Mar-202021-Jul-202022-Sep-202029-Sep-202023-Oct-202023-Nov-20202-Dec-202015796Twitter
MoJ confirmed 21 July date and Welsh prisons closed on Oct 23 for a firebreaker lockdown. However it is not known when the prison reopened following the firebreaker lockdown.
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Spring Hill460*England
Grendon Underwood
Buckinghamshire
D24-Mar-20201-Aug-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-202015697Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMPGrendSpring/status/1288548834696736769
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Guys Marsh428EnglandShaftesburyDorsetC24-Mar-202031-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-202015598Twitter
https://twitter.com/BarnardosFew/status/1289293263338446849
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Altcourse1132EnglandLiverpoolMerseysideB24-Mar-20207-Jul-202013-Oct-20202-Dec-202015598G4S Press office
Email available on request
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Downview224EnglandBansteadSurreyWomens24-Mar-202030-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-202015499Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMPDownview/status/1288877166650941441
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Grendon460*England
Grendon Underwood
Buckinghamshire
D24-Mar-202029-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020153100Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMPGrendSpring/status/1288548834696736769
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Huntercombe405EnglandNuffieldOxfordshireHMYOI24-Mar-202029-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020153100Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMPHuntercombe/status/1283066814231121920
It is a prison for foreign national men.
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Littlehey1063EnglandPerryCambridgeshireC24-Mar-202029-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020153100Twitter
July 29 reopening date confirmed via HMP Littlehey's Twitter page
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Chelmsford684EnglandChelmsfordEssexB and HMYOI24-Mar-202027-Jul-20204-Nov-20202-Dec-2020153100Twitter
Reopened 27 Jul, https://twitter.com/HMPChelmsford/status/1286970651476217858. Visits suspended 4 Nov, https://twitter.com/HMPChelmsford/status/1324086061325312000 and opened 2 Dec, https://twitter.com/HMPChelmsford/status/1333556008283725830. Closed 20 Dec, https://twitter.com/HMPChelmsford/status/1340711639436337152
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Hatfield266England
Hatfield Woodhouse
South YorkshireD24-Mar-202015-Jul-202023-Oct-20202-Dec-2020153100Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMPHatfield/status/1281190632397160450
Although the webpage was not updated, South Yorks went into tier 3 on Oct 23.
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Birmingham870EnglandBirminghamWest MidlandsB, C24-Mar-202028-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020152101Twitter
https://twitter.com/hmpbirmingham/status/1288118057441755136
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Low Moss802ScotlandBishopbriggs
East Dunbartonshire
Closed prison/mixed category
24-Mar-20203-Aug-20208-Sep-202028-Sep-20202-Dec-2020152101Scottish Prisons Service
Email available on request
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Peterborough1181EnglandPeterboroughCambridgeshireB24-Mar-202027-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020151102Twitter
https://twitter.com/HmpPeterborough/status/1288032128937197569
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Thameside1210EnglandThamesmeadLondonB24-Mar-202027-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020151102Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMPThameside/status/1287659228354826240
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Brinsford548EnglandFeatherstoneStaffordshireHMYOI24-Mar-202027-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020151102Twitter
https://twitter.com/hmp_brinsford/status/1286377441804652551
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Dovegate1149EnglandUttoxeterStaffordshireB24-Mar-202027-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020151102Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMPDovegate/status/1287659224072368128
6 Nov date not available on Wayback - date was verified by a call to the prison (01283 829400) at 15:49 on 12/01/2021
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Stoke Heath679EnglandStoke HeathShropshireC24-Mar-202027-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020151102MoJ
MoJ confirmed 27 July - but website not updated. There was an update on Nov 6 to say visits had been suspended in line with the national lockdown.
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Leeds1019EnglandLeedsWest YorkshireB24-Mar-202011-Jul-202023-Oct-20202-Dec-2020149104Twitter
Twitter page confirmed prison opened for visits on July 11 - official page not updated until Sep 18
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Shotts546ScotlandShotts
North Lanarkshire
Closed prison/mixed category
24-Mar-20203-Aug-202011-Sep-202028-Sep-20202-Dec-2020149104Scottish Prisons Service
Email available on request
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Hull973England
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
B24-Mar-202024-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020148105Twitter
https://twitter.com/LittleActionTed/status/1286290453990723590
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Addiewell714ScotlandAddiewellWest Lothian
Closed prison/mixed category
24-Mar-20203-Aug-202024-Sep-202028-Sep-202020-Nov-20202-Dec-20202-Dec-2020148105Scottish Prisons Service
Addiewell did not reopen for visits until 12 Dec during what we've called lockdown 3 - the 2 Dec date here is for calculation purposes.
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Stocken1003EnglandStrettonRutlandC24-Mar-202023-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020147106Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMPStocken/status/1286207421422227456
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Northumberland1234EnglandAcklingtonNorthumberlandC24-Mar-202022-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020146107Sodexo press office
Email available on request
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Bronzefield466EnglandAshfordSurreyWomens/HMYOI24-Mar-202020-Jul-20205-Nov-20202-Dec-2020145108Sodexo press office
Email available on request
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Cookham Wood108EnglandBorstalKentHMYOI24-Mar-202020-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020144109Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMPCookhamWood/status/1285293534183129089
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Onley644EnglandRugbyWarwickshireC24-Mar-202020-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020144109Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMP_Onley/status/1285253871758200832
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Leyhill483EnglandTortworthGloucestershireD24-Mar-202018-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020142111Twitter
Reopened 17 Jul, https://twitter.com/hmp_leyhill/status/1283067824131497984. Visits suspeneded 20 Dec, https://twitter.com/hmp_leyhill/status/1340604848484564995
Latest Wayback Machine snapshot shows website last updated 14 Aug
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Sudbury493EnglandSudburyDerbyshireD24-Mar-202017-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020141112Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMPSudbury/status/1283344651672596480
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Ashfield404EnglandPucklechurchGloucestershireC24-Mar-202016-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020140113Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMPAshfield/status/1283695110052614144
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Berwyn1709WalesWrexham
Wrexham County Borough
C24-Mar-202022-Jul-202023-Oct-202011-Nov-20202-Dec-2020139114Twitter
Berwyn did not update website until Sep 15. On Twitter, Berwyn confirmed visits opened from Jul 22. Welsh prisons closed on Oct 23 for circuit breaker lockdown
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Drake Hall254EnglandYarnfieldStaffordshireWomens/HMYOI24-Mar-202014-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020138115Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMPDrakeHall/status/1283050025514340360
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Warren Hill249EnglandWoodbridgeSuffolkHMYOI24-Mar-202013-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020137116Twitter
Prison did start offering screened visits from July 13 according to its Twitter page - but website not updated until Sep 18. Prison closed again as part of national lockdown on Nov 6
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The Mount1020EnglandBovingdonHertfordshireC24-Mar-202013-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020137116Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMP_TheMount/status/1281567907605086208
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Castle Huntly147ScotlandLongforgan
Perth and Kinross
Open prison (equivalent to category D)
24-Mar-20203-Aug-202024-Sep-202028-Sep-20202-Dec-2020136117Scottish Prisons Service
Email available on request
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Cornton Vale54ScotlandStirlingStirling
Closed prison/mixed category
24-Mar-20203-Aug-202024-Sep-202028-Sep-20202-Dec-2020136117Scottish Prisons Service
Email available on request
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Dumfries179ScotlandDumfries
Dumfries and Galloway
Closed prison/mixed category
24-Mar-20203-Aug-202024-Sep-202028-Sep-20202-Dec-2020136117Scottish Prisons Service
Email available on request
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Edinburgh850ScotlandEdinburghEdinburgh
Closed prison/mixed category
24-Mar-20203-Aug-202024-Sep-202028-Sep-20202-Dec-2020136117Scottish Prisons Service
Email available on request
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Glenochil682ScotlandTullibody
Clackmannanshire
Closed prison/mixed category
24-Mar-20203-Aug-202024-Sep-202028-Sep-20202-Dec-2020136117Scottish Prisons Service
Email available on request
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Grampian424ScotlandPeterheadAberdeenshire
Closed prison/mixed category
24-Mar-20203-Aug-202024-Sep-202028-Sep-20202-Dec-2020136117Scottish Prisons Service
Email available on request
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Greenock190ScotlandGreenockInverclyde
Closed prison/mixed category
24-Mar-20203-Aug-202024-Sep-202028-Sep-20202-Dec-2020136117Scottish Prisons Service
Email available on request
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Inverness96ScotlandInvernessHighland
Closed prison/mixed category
24-Mar-20203-Aug-202024-Sep-202028-Sep-20202-Dec-2020136117Scottish Prisons Service
Email available on request
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Kilmarnock539Scotland
Hurlford, Kilmarnock
East Ayrshire
Closed prison/mixed category
24-Mar-20203-Aug-202024-Sep-202028-Sep-20202-Dec-2020136117Scottish Prisons Service
Email available on request
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Perth643ScotlandPerth
Perth and Kinross
Closed prison/mixed category
24-Mar-20203-Aug-202024-Sep-202028-Sep-20202-Dec-2020136117Scottish Prisons Service
Email available on request
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Polmont356ScotlandFalkirkFalkirk
Closed prison/mixed category
24-Mar-20203-Aug-202024-Sep-202028-Sep-20202-Dec-2020136117Scottish Prisons Service
Email available on request
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Risley1025EnglandWarringtonCheshireC24-Mar-20208-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020132121Twitter/Website
No official active Twitter account. However the mother of an inmate has been active on Twitter regarding visits: https://twitter.com/caroline052020/status/1280816558294663171
Inside Time reported Risley had closed as part of the tier 3 restrictions on Oct 23: https://insidetime.org/social-visits-halted-at-one-in-four-jails/
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Humber912EnglandBrough
East Riding of Yorkshire
C24-Mar-20208-Jul-20206-Nov-20202-Dec-2020132121Twitter
https://twitter.com/HMP_Humber/status/1280092136923422720