United Kingdom · South West England · Bristol
HMP Bristol
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How to send mail, money, and visit HMP Bristol
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UK Local prison operated by HM Prison & Probation Service. Listed in the GOV.UK Find a prison directory.
Background
HMP Bristol (previously known as Horfield Prison) is a Category B men's local prison, located in the Horfield area of Bristol. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
614
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1820
Operational
Facility profile
Operator
HM Prison & Probation Service
Population held
male
Opened
1820
Region
South West England
Security level
High
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
HMI Prisons publishes independent inspection reports on roughly a 3-5 year cycle.
Visiting
Visits booked online via the GOV.UK Prison Visits Booking service. Photo ID required. Visit frequency varies by the inmate's IEP level.
Mailing
Format: Prisoner Name & Number, HMP Bristol, HMP Bristol 19 Cambridge Road Bristol BS7 8PS See map Help us to improve this page. Give us your feedback in this 2-minute survey .. Use Send Money to a Prisoner (GOV.UK) for funds — cash not accepted.
Practical info
Assisted Prison Visits Unit can help with travel costs for eligible families. Email a Prisoner service is available via the official website.
Known issues
HMI Prisons Urgent Notification (June 2019) over conditions; subsequent improvement plan.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 10/15
- Conditions text
- 3/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Multiple in-custody-death signals in sources
- · Severe-conditions keyword in sources
Compared to other facilities in United Kingdom
583 peersHigher risk than 86% of peer facilities in United Kingdom.
Reports
- HMI Prisons Urgent Notification12 Jun 2019
Urgent Notification: men spending up to 23 hours per day locked in cells; eight self-inflicted deaths in 21 months.
Data completeness
94%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- GOV.UK — HMP Bristol
- GOV.UK Find a prison index
- Find a prison — GOV.UK — UK Ministry of Justice / HMPPS
- HM Inspectorate of Prisons — reports — HMI Prisons (UK)
- GOV.UK Find a prison — collection — UK Ministry of Justice / HMPPS
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.