Lincoln (HM Prison)
Encyclopedia
HM Prison Lincoln is a Category B
men's prison
, located in Lincoln
, Lincolnshire
, England
. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service
.
and convicted prisoners and replacing the prison at Lincoln Castle
. The original 1869–72 structures designed by Frederick Peck are now listed buildings and are notable examples of High Victorian
gothic design. The prison accommodation has been altered and extended at various times in the 20th century.
Between 1900 and 1961, 18 executions took place at the prison. The last was that of Wasyl Gynpiuk, convicted of capital murder at Nottingham Assizes, and hanged on 27 January 1961.
In October 2002 inmates set fire to parts of the prison and seized control of at least one section of the prison during a large riot
at Lincoln. The disturbance started when a guard was attacked by an inmate. A number of prisoners then jumped on the officer, assaulted him and dragged him into a cell and took his keys. It took Prison officers eight hours to bring the riot under control.
In March 2003 The Prison Reform Trust
issued a report claiming that Lincoln Prison was unstable and suffering inconsistent leadership. The Trust also labelled Lincoln as the nation's most overcrowded prison, holding 13 inmates over its maximum capacity.
and Humberside
. Accommodation at the prison is spread across five residential wings, a segregation unit, and in-patients healthcare facility.
The regime at Lincoln includes production workshops, charity workshops, laundry
, education
, vocational training courses and Offending behaviour courses. Other facilities include the prisons gym
.
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 Lincoln
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, 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
Lincoln opened as a local Prison in 1872 to hold remandDetention of suspects
The detention of suspects is the process of keeping a person who has been arrested in a police-cell, remand prison or other detention centre before trial or sentencing. One criticism of pretrial detention is that eventual acquittal can be a somewhat hollow victory, in that there is no way to...
and convicted prisoners and replacing the prison at Lincoln Castle
Lincoln Castle
Lincoln Castle is a major castle constructed in Lincoln, England during the late 11th century by William the Conqueror on the site of a pre-existing Roman fortress. The castle is unusual in that it has two mottes. It is only one of two such castles in the country, the other being at Lewes in Sussex...
. The original 1869–72 structures designed by Frederick Peck are now listed buildings and are notable examples of High Victorian
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
gothic design. The prison accommodation has been altered and extended at various times in the 20th century.
Between 1900 and 1961, 18 executions took place at the prison. The last was that of Wasyl Gynpiuk, convicted of capital murder at Nottingham Assizes, and hanged on 27 January 1961.
In October 2002 inmates set fire to parts of the prison and seized control of at least one section of the prison during a large riot
Prison riot
A prison riot is an act of concerted defiance or disorder by a group of prisoners against the prison administrators, prison officers, or other groups of prisoners in attempt to force change or express a grievance....
at Lincoln. The disturbance started when a guard was attacked by an inmate. A number of prisoners then jumped on the officer, assaulted him and dragged him into a cell and took his keys. It took Prison officers eight hours to bring the riot under control.
In March 2003 The Prison Reform Trust
Prison Reform Trust
The Prison Reform Trust was founded in 1981 in London, England by a small group of prison reform campaigners who were unhappy with the direction in which the Howard League for Penal Reform was heading, concentrating more on community punishments than on traditional prison reform issues...
issued a report claiming that Lincoln Prison was unstable and suffering inconsistent leadership. The Trust also labelled Lincoln as the nation's most overcrowded prison, holding 13 inmates over its maximum capacity.
The prison today
Lincoln is a Category B prison holding adult male remand and convicted prisoners from the courts in Lincolnshire, NottinghamshireNottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
and Humberside
Humberside
Humberside was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in Northern England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the Humber Estuary, created from portions of the East and West ridings of Yorkshire and parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire...
. Accommodation at the prison is spread across five residential wings, a segregation unit, and in-patients healthcare facility.
The regime at Lincoln includes production workshops, charity workshops, 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...
, education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, vocational training courses and Offending behaviour courses. Other facilities include the prisons gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
.
Notable former inmates
- Jeffrey Archer
- Samuel BamfordSamuel BamfordSamuel Bamford , was an English radical and writer, who was born in Middleton, Lancashire.-Biography:...
- Éamon de ValeraÉamon de ValeraÉamon de Valera was one of the dominant political figures in twentieth century Ireland, serving as head of government of the Irish Free State and head of government and head of state of Ireland...
- John PoulsonJohn PoulsonJohn Garlick Llewellyn Poulson was a British architect and businessman who caused a major political scandal when his use of bribery was disclosed in 1972. The highest-ranking figure to be forced out was Conservative Home Secretary Reginald Maudling...