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HM Prison Swaleside
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Background
HM Prison Swaleside is a Category B men's prison, located close to the village of Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Swaleside forms part of the Sheppey prison cluster, which also includes HMP Elmley and HMP Standford Hill. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1988
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
His Majesty's Prison ServicePopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1988
Region
Eastchurch
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.
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Data completeness
38%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 (Q5635268)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). HM Prison Swaleside. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-swaleside
Chicago
"HM Prison Swaleside." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-swaleside.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-hm-prison-swaleside,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {HM Prison Swaleside},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-swaleside},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}