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United Kingdom · South East England · Feltham
HMP/YOI Feltham
YOIHighmaleLowMedium
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Sources last reviewed on · data-as-of
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For families
How to send mail, money, and visit HMP/YOI Feltham
Step-by-step guidance using the United Kingdom system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
Holds male juveniles (15-17) and young adults (18-21). Two distinct wings — Feltham A (juveniles) and Feltham B (young adults).
Background
Feltham Young Offenders Institution (more commonly known as HM Prison & YOI Feltham) is a prison for adult males over 18 and juveniles between 15 and 18, occupying 0.184 square kilometres (45 acres) south-west of Feltham in the London Borough of Hounslow, in west London, England. It is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
510
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1859
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 22 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
HM Prison & Probation ServicePopulation held
male
Opened
1859
Region
South East England
Security level
High
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
HMI Prisons publishes independent inspection reports on roughly a 3-5 year cycle.
Visiting
Booked online via the GOV.UK Prison Visits Booking system. Photo ID required. Visit frequency depends on the inmate's Incentives & Earned Privileges (IEP) level.
Mailing
Format: Prisoner Name & Number, HMP/YOI Feltham, Bedfont Road, TW13 4ND. Cash not accepted — use Send Money to a Prisoner (GOV.UK).
Practical info
Assisted Prison Visits Unit helps low-income families with travel costs. Pact runs many of the on-site visitor centres.
Known issues
HMI Prisons Urgent Notification (2019) over the use of force and conditions in Feltham A.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
3/100
Low concern3/100
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 3/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Severe-conditions keyword in sources
This facility scores 3. The national average across 584 scored United Kingdom facilities is 4 — 1 points below national average.
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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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Compared to other facilities in United Kingdom
583 peersConditions risk scorethis: 3/100 · peers avg: 4/100 (24%)
Higher risk than 73% of peer facilities in United Kingdom.
Capacity (beds)this: 510 · peers avg: 574 (11%)
Data completeness
94%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- GOV.UK â HMP/YOI Feltham
- HMI Prisons inspection reports
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Find a prison â GOV.UK — UK Ministry of Justice / HMPPS
- HM Inspectorate of Prisons â reports — HMI Prisons (UK)
- Wikidata (Q4482485)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). HMP/YOI Feltham. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hmp-feltham
Chicago
"HMP/YOI Feltham." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hmp-feltham.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-hmp-feltham,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {HMP/YOI Feltham},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hmp-feltham},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}