Haverigg (HM Prison)
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HM Prison Haverigg is a Category C
men's prison
, located in village of Haverigg
(near Millom
) in Cumbria
, England
. Haverigg Prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service
, and is part of the HMP North Lancashire and Cumbria Estate (along with HMP Lancaster Castle
and HMP Lancaster Farms
).
In January 1999 Haverigg was awarded a prestigious Charter Mark
, with particular attention paid to the "excellent service" of the prison's Physical Education
department and the Library
. However just a month later nearly 200 prisoners were involved in a riot at Haverigg. The inmates smashed windows and started fires, costing £1 million worth of damage at the prison.
In June 2003 the Independent Monitoring Board
issued a report stating that cost-cutting measures taken at Haverigg had caused serious problems for staff and prisoners. The report also stated that the board had concerns about particular prisoners, claiming that not all inmates did well with the billet
style accommodation and relative freedom at the jail. However the report did also praise Haverigg for its rehabilitation techniques with prisoners.
In August 2005 a prisoner escaped
while working in a supervised group of inmates at Roudsea nature reserve
in nearby Haverthwaite
. The prisoner (who was serving a 15 year sentence for manslaughter
) was recaptured by police three days later. Weeks later another prisoner escaped from Haverigg by scaling the prison fence. The inmate who had been jailed for drugs offences was still on the run a month after his escape.
All prisoners take part in full time employment and/or training. Workshops include timber
manufacturing
, construction
, plastering, industrial cleaning, and horticulture
. Haverigg's gym
also provides training related gym courses and qualifications as well as recreational PE. Haverigg has a traditional library facility which also includes IT
suites and training facilities, self-help and employment advice.
Haverigg's chaplaincy, Healthcare Centre, Probation and Education departments all offer additional courses and one-to-one sessions (where available) for prisoners with a variety of individual needs.
There is a visitors' reception centre outside the prison and a visits hall within Haverigg. The visits hall has a tea bar which provides hot and cold food and drinks, and also a small children's play area. The tea bar and play area are staffed by local volunteers.
Prison security categories in the United Kingdom
There are four prisoner security categories in the United Kingdom used to classify every adult prisoner for the purposes of assigning them to a prison. The categories are based upon the severity of the crime and the risk posed should the person escape....
men's prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
, located in village of Haverigg
Haverigg
Haverigg, a village on the south-west coast of Cumbria, England, historically part of the county of Cumberland. It is a ward within the civil parish of Millom, and is within the local government district of Copeland...
(near Millom
Millom
Millom is a town and civil parish on the estuary of the River Duddon in the southwest of Cumbria, England. The name is Cumbrian dialect for "At the mills". The town is accessible both by rail and an A class road...
) in Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Haverigg Prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service
Her Majesty's Prison Service
Her Majesty's Prison Service is a part of the National Offender Management Service of the Government of the United Kingdom tasked with managing most of the prisons within England and Wales...
, and is part of the HMP North Lancashire and Cumbria Estate (along with HMP Lancaster Castle
Lancaster Castle
Lancaster Castle is a medieval castle located in Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. Its early history is unclear, but may have been founded in the 11th century on the site of a Roman fort overlooking a crossing of the River Lune. In 1164, the Honour of Lancaster, including the...
and HMP Lancaster Farms
Lancaster Farms (HM Prison)
HM Prison Lancaster Farms is a male Young Offenders Institution, located on the outskirts of Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is part of the HMP North Lancashire and Cumbria Estate .-History:Lancaster Farms Prison opened in March 1993 as a...
).
History
Haverigg Prison is built on the site of an old RAF airfield training centre, and was opened in 1967. While some of the prison's workshops and offices are housed in buildings from that era, most of Haverigg has been extensively modernised over the years.In January 1999 Haverigg was awarded a prestigious Charter Mark
Charter Mark
The Customer Service Excellence, is an accreditation for organisations and an independent validation of achievement.-History:...
, with particular attention paid to the "excellent service" of the prison's Physical Education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
department and the Library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
. However just a month later nearly 200 prisoners were involved in a riot at Haverigg. The inmates smashed windows and started fires, costing £1 million worth of damage at the prison.
In June 2003 the Independent Monitoring Board
Independent Monitoring Board
Independent Monitoring Boards are statutory bodies established by the Prison Act 1952 to monitor the welfare of prisoners in the UK to ensure that they are properly cared for within Prison and Immigration Centre rules, whilst in custody and detention...
issued a report stating that cost-cutting measures taken at Haverigg had caused serious problems for staff and prisoners. The report also stated that the board had concerns about particular prisoners, claiming that not all inmates did well with the billet
Billet
A billet is a term for living quarters to which a soldier is assigned to sleep. Historically, it referred to a private dwelling that was required to accept the soldier....
style accommodation and relative freedom at the jail. However the report did also praise Haverigg for its rehabilitation techniques with prisoners.
In August 2005 a prisoner escaped
Prison escape
A prison escape or prison break is the act of an inmate leaving prison through unofficial or illegal ways. Normally, when this occurs, an effort is made on the part of authorities to recapture them and return them to their original detainers...
while working in a supervised group of inmates at Roudsea nature reserve
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
in nearby Haverthwaite
Haverthwaite
Haverthwaite is a small village and civil parish in the Furness region of Cumbria. It is also within the boundaries of the Lake District National Park. It is located several miles east of Ulverston and is near the southern end of Windermere...
. The prisoner (who was serving a 15 year sentence for manslaughter
Manslaughter
Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being, in a manner considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is said to have first been made by the Ancient Athenian lawmaker Dracon in the 7th century BC.The law generally differentiates...
) was recaptured by police three days later. Weeks later another prisoner escaped from Haverigg by scaling the prison fence. The inmate who had been jailed for drugs offences was still on the run a month after his escape.
The prison today
Haverigg Prison accepts inmates suitable for Category C status who are able to participate in full time employment. Accommodation for prisoners varies from a cellular house-block to billets and two RTUs.All prisoners take part in full time employment and/or training. Workshops include timber
Timber
Timber may refer to:* Timber, a term common in the United Kingdom and Australia for wood materials * Timber, Oregon, an unincorporated community in the U.S...
manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
, construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
, plastering, industrial cleaning, and horticulture
Horticulture
Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic...
. Haverigg's gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
also provides training related gym courses and qualifications as well as recreational PE. Haverigg has a traditional library facility which also includes IT
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
suites and training facilities, self-help and employment advice.
Haverigg's chaplaincy, Healthcare Centre, Probation and Education departments all offer additional courses and one-to-one sessions (where available) for prisoners with a variety of individual needs.
There is a visitors' reception centre outside the prison and a visits hall within Haverigg. The visits hall has a tea bar which provides hot and cold food and drinks, and also a small children's play area. The tea bar and play area are staffed by local volunteers.