Guidance

Altcourse Prison

Altcourse is a privately run male prison in Liverpool.

• From: HM Prison and Probation Service and Ministry of Justice
• Published: 15 January 2020
• Last updated: 18 January 2022
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  1. 18 January 2022

     Updated visiting information: Reduced visit schedule and testing for visitors aged 12 and over.

  2. 12 January 2022

     Updated visiting information: Testing for visitors aged 12 and over.

  3. 17 August 2021

     Added link to information about testing for physical contact at visits.

  4. 21 May 2021

     New visiting times and booking information added.

  5. 29 March 2021

     Updated visiting information in line with coronavirus restrictions.

  6. 6 January 2021

     covid update

  7. 4 December 2020

     Updated visiting information in line with new local restriction tiers.

  8. 2 December 2020

     Updated visiting information in line with new local restriction tiers.

  9. 14 October 2020

     Updated visiting information in line with coronavirus restrictions.

  10. 15 April 2020

      Added survey link

  11. 25 March 2020

      Prisons visits update

  12. 15 January 2020

      First published.

Applies to England and Wales

This prison is managed by 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.

HM Prison and Probation Service publishes action plans for Altcourse in response to independent inspections.