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Gartree is a high security men’s prison in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.
Usk is a men’s prison in the town of Usk, South Wales. It is managed jointly with Prescoed Prison.
Leyhill is an open prison for men near Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire.
Swinfen Hall is a closed young offender institute (YOI), category C training prison, specialising in supporting young adults (18-25).
Humber is a men’s prison in Brough, near Hull, East Yorkshire.
Isis is a men’s prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Thamesmead, South East London. It is named Isis after the ancient name for the River Thames.
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Wealstun is a prison for adult men near Wetherby, Yorkshire.
Featherstone is a men’s prison in the village of Featherstone, near Wolverhampton.
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Drake Hall is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, for women aged 18 and over.
Bure is a prison near Norwich in Norfolk for men convicted of a sex offence.
Stocken Prison is a men’s prison near Oakham in Rutland, East Midlands.
Kirkham is a men’s open prison in the village of Kirkham, Lancashire.
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Wormwood Scrubs is a men’s prison in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London.
Wayland is a men’s prison near Thetford, Norfolk.
Swaleside is a men’s high security prison on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. It is part of the Sheppey Cluster, along with Elmley and Standford Hill.
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