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HM Prison Maidstone

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Background

HM Prison Maidstone is a Category C men's prison, located in Maidstone, Kent, England and 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

1819

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1819

Region

Maidstone

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

  • Horatio Bottomley
    Horatio Bottomley
    1860–1933 · politician

    Horatio William Bottomley (23 March 1860 – 26 May 1933) was an English financier, journalist, editor, newspaper proprietor, swindler, and Member of Parliament.

  • Kweku Adoboli
    Kweku Adoboli
    1980 · economist

    Kweku Adoboli (born 21 May 1980) is a Ghanaian investment manager and former stock trader.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

Official site

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Data completeness

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). HM Prison Maidstone. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-maidstone
Chicago
"HM Prison Maidstone." World Prisons. Accessed October 23, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-maidstone.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-hm-prison-maidstone,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {HM Prison Maidstone},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-maidstone},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}