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HM Prison Brixton

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Gallery

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  • Brixton Prison from Brixton Windmill.jpg

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  • Female convicts at work in Brixton Women's Prison (after Mayhew & Binny 1862).jpg

    Photo by Mayhew & Binny (Life time: bef 1926) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • HMP Brixton.jpg

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  • Prison Radio Association.jpg

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  • Wall of H.M. Prison Brixton (geograph 2640556).jpg

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

Background

HM Prison Brixton is a Category C training establishment men's prison, located in Brixton area of the London Borough of Lambeth, in inner-South London. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. Before 2012, it was used as a local prison.

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

Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1820

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

His Majesty's Prison Service

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1820

Region

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

No public contact details available.

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Data completeness

20%

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