Norwich opened as a prison in 1887 on the site of the Britannia Barracks the former home of the Royal Norfolk Regiment. The impressive barrack block which stood behind the facade served as a Category C prison for some years from the 1970s but was demolished in the 1980s and replaced by a modern Category B prison block. The Victorian prison which stands at the end of Knox Road behind the old Barracks site was built in the mid-19th century as part of the reformation of the penal system brought about by reformers, including Elizabeth Fry.
The prison has had a variety of roles over the years, but today acts as a prison for Category B & C inmates. In January 2003, a report from Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons criticised Norwich Prison for factors including poor cleanliness and the failure of its anti-drug and anti-bullying programmes. The report also criticised the lack of work and education opportunities.[1]
In November 2004, the Prison Reform Trust criticised the prison for overcrowding, stating that nearly half of all single cells were holding two prisoners, and inmates were spending too much time locked up in their cells.[2]
At around this time Norwich became the only prison in England and Wales to have a unit exclusively for elderly males, mainly serving life sentences.
The prison todayedit
The wings and units house different facilities and prisoner categories:
Wing A1 - Induction Wing
Wing A2 - Induction Wing
Wing A3 - Induction Wing
Wing A4 - Induction Wing
Wing A5 - Induction Wing
Wing A6 - Induction Wing
Wing B1 - Category B & C prisoners
Wing B2 - Category B & C prisoners
Wing B3 - Category B & C prisoners
Wing C1 - Sex offenders & vulnerable prisoners
Wing C2 - Sex offenders & vulnerable prisoners
Wing C3 - Sex offenders & vulnerable prisoners
Wing D - Britannia House (Category D prisoners)
Wing E - Older prisoner Wing (Category B & C)
Wing F - Local discharge unit (Category C)
Wing G - Local discharge unit (Category C)
Wing H - Healthcare Centre
Wing L - Elderly prisoners (mainly serving life sentences)
Wing M - Category C prisoners with 24 months or less to serve
Education provision for inmates at Norwich Prison is mainly centred on basic and key skills. Other courses offered include ESOL, Food Hygiene, First Aid, Health and Safety, NVQCatering, Art and Craft and pre-release work programmes. Workshops offer printing, textiles, contract packing services and gardens. Other facilities include a gym and a multi-faith chaplaincy.
prison, norwich, category, prison, adult, juvenile, males, located, mousehold, heath, norwich, norfolk, operated, majesty, prison, service, norwichlocationnorwich, norfolksecurity, classadult, males, juvenilespopulation767, february, 2010, opened1887managed, b. HM Prison Norwich is a Category B C prison for adult and juvenile males located on Mousehold Heath in Norwich Norfolk and operated by His Majesty s Prison Service HMP NorwichLocationNorwich NorfolkSecurity classAdult Males JuvenilesPopulation767 as of February 2010 Opened1887Managed byHM Prison ServicesGovernorDeclan MooreWebsiteNorwich at justice gov uk Contents 1 History 2 The prison today 3 Notable former inmates 4 References 5 External linksHistory editNorwich opened as a prison in 1887 on the site of the Britannia Barracks the former home of the Royal Norfolk Regiment The impressive barrack block which stood behind the facade served as a Category C prison for some years from the 1970s but was demolished in the 1980s and replaced by a modern Category B prison block The Victorian prison which stands at the end of Knox Road behind the old Barracks site was built in the mid 19th century as part of the reformation of the penal system brought about by reformers including Elizabeth Fry The prison has had a variety of roles over the years but today acts as a prison for Category B amp C inmates In January 2003 a report from Her Majesty s Chief Inspector of Prisons criticised Norwich Prison for factors including poor cleanliness and the failure of its anti drug and anti bullying programmes The report also criticised the lack of work and education opportunities 1 In November 2004 the Prison Reform Trust criticised the prison for overcrowding stating that nearly half of all single cells were holding two prisoners and inmates were spending too much time locked up in their cells 2 At around this time Norwich became the only prison in England and Wales to have a unit exclusively for elderly males mainly serving life sentences The prison today editThe wings and units house different facilities and prisoner categories Wing A1 Induction Wing Wing A2 Induction Wing Wing A3 Induction Wing Wing A4 Induction Wing Wing A5 Induction Wing Wing A6 Induction Wing Wing B1 Category B amp C prisoners Wing B2 Category B amp C prisoners Wing B3 Category B amp C prisoners Wing C1 Sex offenders amp vulnerable prisoners Wing C2 Sex offenders amp vulnerable prisoners Wing C3 Sex offenders amp vulnerable prisoners Wing D Britannia House Category D prisoners Wing E Older prisoner Wing Category B amp C Wing F Local discharge unit Category C Wing G Local discharge unit Category C Wing H Healthcare Centre Wing L Elderly prisoners mainly serving life sentences Wing M Category C prisoners with 24 months or less to serve Education provision for inmates at Norwich Prison is mainly centred on basic and key skills Other courses offered include ESOL Food Hygiene First Aid Health and Safety NVQ Catering Art and Craft and pre release work programmes Workshops offer printing textiles contract packing services and gardens Other facilities include a gym and a multi faith chaplaincy There is also a Prison Visitor Centre which is operated by the Ormiston Children and Families Trust On 4 May 2016 ITV broadcast Her Majesty s Prison Norwich The documentary records the daily life of the inmates and their families 3 Notable former inmates editReggie Kray 4 Anthony Sawoniuk 5 Ronnie Biggs 6 Donald Neilson 7 References edit Inspector criticises prison s dirt and drugs BBC 7 January 2003 Retrieved 19 December 2008 Norwich jail overcrowding slammed BBC 4 November 2004 Retrieved 19 December 2008 ITV press release Retrieved 5 May 2016 Reggie Kray recovers after surgery BBC 4 August 2000 Retrieved 19 December 2008 Freeman Simon 7 November 2005 Nazi war criminal dies in UK prison The Times London Retrieved 19 December 2008 Train Robber Biggs wins freedom BBC 6 August 2009 Retrieved 6 August 2009 Ben Kendall 14 September 2009 Inside Norwich s lifers unit Eastern Daily Press Retrieved 2 May 2013 External links editMinistry of Justice pages on HMP Norwich 52 38 12 N 1 19 04 E 52 6367 N 1 3179 E 52 6367 1 3179 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HM Prison Norwich amp oldid 1220848244, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,