United Kingdom · City of Westminster
Millbank Prison
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Background
Millbank Prison or Millbank Penitentiary was a prison in Millbank, Westminster, London, originally constructed as the National Penitentiary, and which for part of its history served as a holding facility for convicted prisoners before they were transported to Australia. It was opened in 1816 and closed in 1890.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
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Closed 1890
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
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Region
City of Westminster
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.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q1775765)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Millbank Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/millbank-prison
"Millbank Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/millbank-prison.
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title = {Millbank Prison},
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urldate = {2026-10-20}
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