HM Prison Oxford
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How to send mail, money, and visit HM Prison Oxford
Step-by-step guidance using the United Kingdom system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
Background
HM Prison Oxford was a prison in Oxford Castle from 1888 until 1996. The castle had been used as a prison since the seventeenth century, but it only acquired the name HM Prison Oxford in the 1888 prison reforms. In August 1972, prisoners staged a rooftop protest as part of the prison strike organised by Preservation of the Rights of Prisoners. After its closure, the hotel chain Malmaison converted the former prison into a hotel which opened in 2005.
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Facility profile
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Death-row facility
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Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Contact & address
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Conditions Risk Score
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Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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- HMP PentonvilleLondonHighYOI137% occupancy
- HMP StyalWilmslowHighClosed female
Data completeness
10%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q30694356)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). HM Prison Oxford. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-oxford
"HM Prison Oxford." World Prisons. Accessed October 23, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-oxford.
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title = {HM Prison Oxford},
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