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HM Prison Holloway
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Background
HM Prison Holloway was a closed-category prison for adult women and young offenders in Holloway, London, England, operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. Opened in 1852 as a mixed-sex prison and made female-only in 1903, it was the largest women's prison in western Europe until its closure in 2016.
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1852
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
His Majesty's Prison ServicePopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1852
Region
London Borough of Islington
Security level
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Death-row facility
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Conditions
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Notable inmates
Constance Bulwer-Lytton1869–1923 · writerLady Constance Georgina Bulwer-Lytton (12 February 1869 â 22 May 1923), usually known as Constance Lytton, was an influential British suffragette activist, writer, speaker and campaigner for prison reform, votes for women, and birth control.
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Charlotte Despard1844–1939 · politicianCharlotte Despard (née French; 15 June 1844 â 10 November 1939) was an Anglo-Irish suffragist, socialist, pacifist, Sinn Féin activist, and novelist.
Dora Montefiore1851–1933 · women's rights activistDorothy Frances Montefiore (née Fuller; 20 December 1851 â 21 December 1933), known as Dora Montefiore, was an English-Australian women's suffragist, socialist, tax resister, poet, translator and autobiographer active in Britain.
Annot Robinson1874–1925 · teacherAnnot Robinson, nicknamed Annie, (née Wilkie; 8 June 1874 â 29 September 1925) was a Scottish suffragette and pacifist.
- Erna Nelki1914 · secretary
Olive Wharry1886–1947 · suffragetteOlive Wharry (29 September 1886 â 2 October 1947) was an English artist, arsonist and suffragette, who in 1913 was imprisoned with Lilian Lenton for burning down the tea pavilion at Kew Gardens.
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Alice Schofield1881–1975 · suffragetteAlice Schofield or Alice Schofield Coates (3 May 1881 â 19 June 1975) was a British suffragette and politician.
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Data completeness
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Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q381356)
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- Wikimedia Commons
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). HM Prison Holloway. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-holloway
Chicago
"HM Prison Holloway." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-holloway.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-hm-prison-holloway,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {HM Prison Holloway},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-holloway},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}