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HM Prison Lincoln

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  • Last of December afternoon sunshine lights up Lincoln Prison, aerial 2017 - geograph.org.uk - 5624052.jpg

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  • Lincoln County Hospital and Lincoln Prison, aerial 2016 - geograph.org.uk - 5009174.jpg

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  • Lincoln Prison and Hospital Maternity Ward - geograph.org.uk - 3253563.jpg

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Background

HM Prison Lincoln is a Category B men's prison, located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. A category B prison which allocates convicted prisoners within its catchment area.

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

1872

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1872

Region

Lincoln

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

  • Jeffrey Archer
    Jeffrey Archer
    1940 · politician

    Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) is an English novelist and former politician.

  • Éamon de Valera
    Éamon de Valera
    1882–1975 · mathematician

    Éamon de Valera (14 October 1882 – 29 August 1975) was an Irish statesman.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

Official site

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). HM Prison Lincoln. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-lincoln
Chicago
"HM Prison Lincoln." World Prisons. Accessed October 26, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-lincoln.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-hm-prison-lincoln,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {HM Prison Lincoln},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-lincoln},
  urldate = {2026-10-26}
}