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HMP Northumberland will gain four new houseblocks, boosting its capacity by 240 places, in the latest Government step to make streets safer. 

• Updated: 3 February 2026

What to expect if you're sent to prison - prison rules and regulations, healthcare and education, prisoner rights

• Arriving at prison

  When someone arrives at prison they have at least one interview and…

• Prisoner privileges and rights

  Prisoners who follow rules can earn privileges. This is called the…

• Healthcare in prison

  Prisoners are entitled to the same standard of healthcare and treatment as…

• Vulnerable prisoners

  Staff are trained to spot prisoners at risk of bullying, suicide or…

• Pregnancy and childcare in prison

  Women who give birth in prison can keep their baby for the first 18 months…

• Education and work in prison

  Courses are normally available to help prisoners get new skills, for…

Visiting a prisoner: visiting times, keeping in touch by email, telephone or letter, banned items and sending money to a prisoner by debit card or online bank transfer

• Letters, video and telephone calls

  Letters You can contact a prisoner by writing to them. Write the person’s…

• Email and social media

  Prisoners are not allowed to access social networking websites (such as…

• Banned items

  You must not send or give anything to a prisoner that: is indecent or…

• Sending money

  You can send money to someone in prison by making an online payment by…

• Visiting someone in prison

  You can make an online request to visit someone in prison in most cases.…

This guide provides information about being arrested in Venezuela and what conditions are like in prison there.

• Updated: 22 September 2025

We keep those sentenced to prison in custody, helping them lead law-abiding and useful lives, both while they are in prison and after they are released. HMPS is part of HM Prison and Probation Service .

• Updated: 16 June 2025

How a prisoner is released - including Parole Board hearings, resettlement schemes and temporary release on licence

The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.

Pentonville is a men’s prison and young offender institution in the London Borough of Islington, North London.

• Updated: 13 January 2026

Use the service to find the location of people in prison when you do not know which prison they are in - contact details, what you need to include

Novel technology to counter illegal drone use around prisons and sensitive sites is needed - do you have an innovation that could help?

• Updated: 3 February 2026