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HM Prison Peterborough
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Background
HM Prison Peterborough is a Category B local remand private prison for men, and a closed prison for women and female young offenders, located in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The prison is operated by Sodexo Justice Services, and is the only dual purpose-built prison holding males and females in the United Kingdom. The prison, which has a population of around 1,100 inmates, comprises 5 large house blocks (10 wings in total) on both the male and female side. It is managed by the Newton Secure Training Centre (NSTC), and the associated training centre, which operates under Sodexo Services.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
2005
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Sodexo Justice ServicesPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
2005
Region
Peterborough
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.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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- HMP PentonvilleLondonHighYOI137% occupancy
- HMP StyalWilmslowHighClosed female
Data completeness
34%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q5635244)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). HM Prison Peterborough. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-peterborough
"HM Prison Peterborough." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-peterborough.
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