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HM Prison Bedford

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Gallery

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  • Bedford Prison - geograph.org.uk - 424584.jpg

    Photo by Dennis simpson via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • BedfordGaol.JPG

    Photo by Simon Speed via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • BedfordJailRegister.JPG

    Photo by Simon Speed via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

  • Former Bedford Training College - geograph.org.uk - 6299710.jpg

    Photo by Richard Dorrell via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Foster Hill Road, Bedford - geograph.org.uk - 6536715.jpg

    Photo by David Howard via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • House in The Crescent, Bedford - geograph.org.uk - 6299730.jpg

    Photo by Richard Dorrell via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Number 6, The Crescent - geograph.org.uk - 6299736.jpg

    Photo by Richard Dorrell via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Park Avenue looking towards De Parys Avenue - geograph.org.uk - 6534126.jpg

    Photo by David Howard via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Background

HMP Bedford is a Category B men's prison, located in the Harpur area of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1801

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Male

Opened

1801

Region

Bedford

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Tommy Robinson
    Tommy Robinson
    1982 · political activist

    Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon (né Yaxley; born 27 November 1982), better known as Tommy Robinson, is a British far-right, counter-jihad activist.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

No public contact details available.

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). HM Prison Bedford. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-bedford
Chicago
"HM Prison Bedford." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-bedford.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-hm-prison-bedford,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {HM Prison Bedford},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-bedford},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}