Hewell (HM Prison)
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This article is about Hewell Prison. For information regarding the Hewell Grange country house and estate, see Hewell Grange
HM Prison Hewell is a multiple security category
men's prison
, located in the village of Tardebigge
in Worcestershire
, England
. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service
.
country house and estate. The estate was the former seat of the Earls of Plymouth
. The estate was sold to the government in the 20th century, and from 1946 the main house was used as a Borstal
. Over the years two other purpose built-prisons were opened on the estate - HMP Blakenhurst and HMP Brockhill, which held different categories of prisoners. The Borstal itself was re-rolled in 1991 to a Category D open prison
, and renamed HMP Hewell Grange.
In January 2008, the Prison Service announced that the 3 prisons would merge to form a new 'Super Prison' managed by a single team. The new prison was provisionally called HMP Redditch, however local residents objected to the name, and in March 2008 it was decided to rename the site HMP Hewell. HMP Hewell was formally created on 25 June 2008, and is the first in an efficiency drive involving the creation of new Titan prison
s in the United Kingdom
.
The Ministry of Justice
closed the Brockhill part of the prison in September 2011. The closure formed part of wider-ranging cost saving plans by the ministry.
and Warwickshire
catchment area. Accommodation at the prison is divided into 8 house blocks, 7 of which have single or double occupancy cells, and 1 house block which has dormitory accommodation.
Category B & C prisoners are employed in workshops providing Construction Industry Training, double glazing manufacture, industrial cleaning, waste management
, laundry
and contract services. Education offered includes ICT
courses, ESOL, basic literacy and numeracy, art and cookery classes.
Category D prisoners also have access to external college courses, Open University
distant learning, as well as a range of ICT, Literacy and Numeracy courses. Employment is provided throughout the estate including Farms and Gardens, Kitchen and full time employment via a Resettlement to Work Scheme.
Hewell Grange
This article is about the Hewell Grange country house and estate. For Hewell Prison, see Hewell Hewell Grange is a country house in Tardebigge, Worcestershire, England....
HM Prison Hewell is a multiple security category
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 the village of Tardebigge
Tardebigge
Tardebigge is a village in Worcestershire, England.The village is most famous for the Tardebigge Locks, a flight of 36 canal locks that raise the Worcester and Birmingham Canal over 220 feet over the Lickey Ridge. It lies in the historic county of Worcestershire.-Toponymy:The etymology of the...
in Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, 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...
. The 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...
.
History
Hewell Prison is located on the site of the Hewell GrangeHewell Grange
This article is about the Hewell Grange country house and estate. For Hewell Prison, see Hewell Hewell Grange is a country house in Tardebigge, Worcestershire, England....
country house and estate. The estate was the former seat of the Earls of Plymouth
Earl of Plymouth
Earl of Plymouth is a title that has been created three times, twice in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation was in 1675 for Charles FitzCharles, illegitimate son of King Charles II by his mistress Catherine Pegge...
. The estate was sold to the government in the 20th century, and from 1946 the main house was used as a Borstal
Borstal
A borstal was a type of youth prison in the United Kingdom, run by the Prison Service and intended to reform seriously delinquent young people. The word is sometimes used loosely to apply to other kinds of youth institution or reformatory, such as Approved Schools and Detention Centres. The court...
. Over the years two other purpose built-prisons were opened on the estate - HMP Blakenhurst and HMP Brockhill, which held different categories of prisoners. The Borstal itself was re-rolled in 1991 to a Category D open prison
Open prison
An open prison is an informal description applied to any penal establishment in which the prisoners are trusted to serve their sentences with minimal supervision and perimeter security and so do not need to be locked up in prison cells...
, and renamed HMP Hewell Grange.
In January 2008, the Prison Service announced that the 3 prisons would merge to form a new 'Super Prison' managed by a single team. The new prison was provisionally called HMP Redditch, however local residents objected to the name, and in March 2008 it was decided to rename the site HMP Hewell. HMP Hewell was formally created on 25 June 2008, and is the first in an efficiency drive involving the creation of new Titan prison
Titan (prison)
Titan Prison or Titan jail was a proposed new classification of prison in England and Wales, designed to increase the overall prison capacity and improve operational efficiency....
s in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
The Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Justice is a ministerial department of the UK Government headed by the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, who is responsible for improvements to the justice system so that it better serves the public...
closed the Brockhill part of the prison in September 2011. The closure formed part of wider-ranging cost saving plans by the ministry.
The prison today
Hewell is a multiple security category prison for adult males. Category B, Category C and Category D prisoners are housed in different sites. The prison primarily serves the Worcestershire, West MidlandsWest Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
and Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
catchment area. Accommodation at the prison is divided into 8 house blocks, 7 of which have single or double occupancy cells, and 1 house block which has dormitory accommodation.
Category B & C prisoners are employed in workshops providing Construction Industry Training, double glazing manufacture, industrial cleaning, waste management
Waste management
Waste management is the collection, transport, processing or disposal,managing and monitoring of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity, and the process is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics...
, laundry
Laundry
Laundry is a noun that refers to the act of washing clothing and linens, the place where that washing is done, and/or that which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered...
and contract services. Education offered includes ICT
Information and communication technologies
Information and communications technology or information and communication technology, usually abbreviated as ICT, is often used as an extended synonym for information technology , but is usually a more general term that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of...
courses, ESOL, basic literacy and numeracy, art and cookery classes.
Category D prisoners also have access to external college courses, Open University
Open University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
distant learning, as well as a range of ICT, Literacy and Numeracy courses. Employment is provided throughout the estate including Farms and Gardens, Kitchen and full time employment via a Resettlement to Work Scheme.