What category prison is Exeter prison?

category B local
1.2 HMP Exeter is a category B local and resettlement prison that holds prisoners sentenced by the courts of Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset.

Is Exeter prison high security?

HM Prison Exeter is a category B local and resettlement men’s prison, located in Exeter in the county of Devon, England….HM Prison Exeter.

HM Prison, Exeter in 2008
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Security class Adult Male category B local and resettlement
Capacity 512
Population 512 (as of May 2018)

What category is Sheppey prison?

Category B men’s
HM Prison Swaleside is a Category B men’s prison, located close to the village of Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Swaleside forms part of the Sheppey prison cluster, which also includes HMP Elmley and HMP Standford Hill. The prison is operated by Her Majesty’s Prison Service.

Can you wear your own clothes in prison?

Unconvicted prisoners You can wear your own clothes as long as they are ok to wear in prison and are clean and tidy. ° you are on your way to court. If this happens, prison staff will do everything they can to stop other people seeing you in these clothes.

What is the toughest prison in England?

HMP Wakefield
Another category A men’s prison, HMP Wakefield is perhaps Britain’s most notorious prison and has been nicknamed ‘The Monster Mansion’ on account of the number of high level and notorious criminals housed there.

Whats it like in Exeter prison?

The most recent report from the HM Chief Inspectorate of Prisons conducted in 2018 assessed the institution as ‘poor’. It highlighted ‘disturbingly high’ levels of violence and self harm among a string of serious failings. Violence associated with the trade in drugs, particularly ‘Spice’ is well documented.

How many prisons are on Sheppey?

three prisons
There are three prisons on the Isle of Sheppey, an island off the northern coast of Kent: HMP Elmley is a category B local prison that houses men on remand to the local courts.