Guidance

Altcourse Prison

Altcourse is a privately run male prison in Liverpool.

Published 15 January 2020
Last updated 25 March 2020 — see all updates

• From: Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service

Prison visits are temporarily suspended following instructions for people to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives. We will update here as soon as this changes. You can also follow @HMPPS on Twitter and read a rolling update page.

There are a number of other ways to contact someone in prison if you are unable to visit them. You can:

• leave a voice message using the Prison Voicemail Service
• send them an email using the email a prisoner service
• write to them

You can also contact the Prisoners’ Families Helpline on 0808 808 2003.

This prison is contracted out to G4S.

For details on when and how to arrange visits, understand how the prison is run and how to get in contact, visit Altcourse Prison.

Published 15 January 2020
Last updated 25 March 2020 + show all updates

1. 25 March 2020

   Prisons visits update

2. 15 January 2020

   First published.