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HM Prison Wayland
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[ Men's prison near Griston, Norfolk, England HMP Wayland HM Prison Wayland is a [Category C men's prison, located near the village of Griston in Norfolk, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.
Background
HM Prison Wayland is a Category C men's prison, located near the village of Griston in Norfolk, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1985
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 3 Jul 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
His Majesty's Prison ServicePopulation held
Male
Opened
1985
Region
Griston
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.
Notable inmates
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Contact & address
Thompson Road IP25 6RL
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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
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q5635279)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). HM Prison Wayland. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-wayland
Chicago
"HM Prison Wayland." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-wayland.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-hm-prison-wayland,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {HM Prison Wayland},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-wayland},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}