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HM Prison Swaleside

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  • Horticultural unit at HMP Swaleside - geograph.org.uk - 412964.jpg

    Photo by Jonathan Billinger via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Sheppey prisons cluster from the air - geograph.org.uk - 4668690.jpg

    Photo by Thomas Nugent via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1988

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

His Majesty's Prison Service

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1988

Region

Eastchurch

Security level

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

Brabazon Road, Eastchurch ME12 4AX

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Data completeness

38%

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