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Hewell is a men’s prison in the village of Tardebigge, near Redditch in Worcestershire.
Kirkham is a men’s open prison in the village of Kirkham, Lancashire.
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Pentonville is a men’s prison and young offender institution in the London Borough of Islington, North London.
Stocken Prison is a men’s prison near Oakham in Rutland, East Midlands.
Belmarsh is a high security prisoner’s prison in southeast London.
Risley is a prison for men in Warrington, Cheshire, including men convicted of a sex offence.
Maidstone is a prison in Maidstone, Kent, for foreign national men.
Hull is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) for men over 18 just outside Hull, East Yorkshire.
Wayland is a men’s prison near Thetford, Norfolk.
Wormwood Scrubs is a men’s prison in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London.
Chelmsford is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Chelmsford, Essex for men aged 18 and over.
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