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HM Prison Norwich

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How to send mail, money, and visit HM Prison Norwich

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Gallery

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  • Britannia Barracks.jpg

    Photo by Cameron Self via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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

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    Photo by Whippetsgalore via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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    Photo by Katy Walters via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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

Background

HM Prison Norwich is a Category B/C prison for adult and juvenile males, located on Mousehold Heath in Norwich, Norfolk and operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.

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

Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1887

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

His Majesty's Prison Service

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1887

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

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

No public contact details available.

Conditions Risk Score

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Data completeness

20%

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