HM Prison Castington
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Background
HM Prison Castington was a male juvenile's prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of Acklington in Northumberland, England. The prison was operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. In 2011 the facility was merged into the newly named HM Prison Northumberland. Castington Prison was the most northerly Young Offenders Institution in England, and was built on the site of the former RAF Acklington airfield.
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Operational
Facility profile
Operator
Sodexo Justice Services
Population held
Mixed/unknown
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Contact & address
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Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
20%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.