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Background
HM Prison Oakwood is a Category C prison in Featherstone, Staffordshire, England. Designed to be a titan prison, it was downsized from 2,500 to hold up to 1,605 prisoners. Construction started in August 2009 and it was the first prison in the UK built in a modular fashion. Operated by G4S, it opened in April 2012 and was fully operation by autumn 2012. It was initially called Featherstone 2.
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Year opened
2012
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 22 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
G4SPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
2012
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Security level
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Death-row facility
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Visiting
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Mailing
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Contact & address
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Data completeness
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Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q5635241)
- Wikipedia
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). HM Prison Oakwood. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-oakwood
Chicago
"HM Prison Oakwood." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-oakwood.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-hm-prison-oakwood,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {HM Prison Oakwood},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-oakwood},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}