York
Data is aggregated from public sources and may be incomplete or out of date. Always verify with primary sources before acting on any figure. See data sources.
For families
How to send mail, money, and visit York
Step-by-step guidance using the United Kingdom system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1824
Closed 1850
Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1824
Region
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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
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- HMP WandsworthLondonHighLocal159% occupancy
- HMP FranklandDurhamMaximumLocal100% occupancy
- HMP BarlinnieGlasgowHighLocal147% occupancy
- HMP Cookham WoodKentHighLocal
- HMP PentonvilleLondonHighYOI137% occupancy
- HMP StyalWilmslowHighClosed female
Data completeness
10%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q122643547)
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). York. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/york
"York." World Prisons. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/york.
@misc{worldprisons-york,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {York},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/york},
urldate = {2026-10-22}
}