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Rochester is a prison and young offender institution for men over 18 in Rochester, Kent.
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Portland is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, for men aged 18 and over.
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Sudbury Prison is a men’s prison near Ashbourne in Derbyshire.
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Coldingley is a prison for adult men in Woking, Surrey.
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Onley Prison is a men’s prison in Rugby, Warwickshire.
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Apply for a transit visa if you stop at a UK airport on your way to another destination - types of visas, cost, documents, how to apply
The Verne is a prison on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, for men convicted of a sex offence.
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