United Kingdom · South East England · Ashford, Surrey
HMP Bronzefield
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How to send mail, money, and visit HMP Bronzefield
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UK Closed female prison operated by HM Prison & Probation Service. Listed in the GOV.UK Find a prison directory.
Background
HMP Bronzefield is an adult and young offender female prison located on the outskirts of Ashford in Surrey, England. Bronzefield is the only purpose-built private prison solely for women in the UK, and is the largest female prison in Europe. The prison is operated by Sodexo Justice Services.
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Capacity
572
Current population
540
Occupancy
94%
Year opened
2004
Operational
Facility profile
Operator
HM Prison & Probation Service
Population held
male
Opened
2004
Region
South East England
Security level
High
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
Substantial healthcare presence and dedicated mental-health unit.
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 Bronzefield. 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
September 2019 baby death in cell prompted a damning Prisons & Probation Ombudsman report and HMI urgent recommendations on healthcare.
Notable inmates
Joanna Dennehy, Rose West (briefly).
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 5/15
- Death signals
- 5/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Substantial documented known-issues record
- · In-custody-death signal in sources
Compared to other facilities in United Kingdom
583 peersHigher risk than 84% of peer facilities in United Kingdom.
Data completeness
100%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- GOV.UK — HMP Bronzefield
- 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
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.