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HM Prison Oakwood

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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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Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

2012

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

G4S

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

2012

Region

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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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

20%

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