Prisons in Leicestershire & Rutland

HM YOI Glen Parva

Houses young offenders aged 18 to 21. The facility acts as a remand centre for a large population awaiting trial or sentence, and is also a Young Offenders Institution for its sentenced population. Around 70% of the population spend less than six months as sentenced prisoners. Glen Parva has a high turnover of young offenders but the average population is around 700.

HMP Leicester

Is a Category B prison receiving both remand and sentenced prisoners from all courts within its agreed catchment area of Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland and Swadlincote. Although originally established in the 19^th century, the prison has been regularly developed and modified to serve changing requirements.

HMP Gartree

Is a Category B prison acting as a main lifer centre for prisoners from around the country. Gartree is one of a small number of prisons exclusively for prisoners serving life sentences for offences such as murder.

HMP Stocken

Is a Category C prison. Amongst its prison population are ‘lifers' that have reached the second stage of their life sentence, and have moved away from the more secure conditions of an A or B Category prison.

HMP Ashwell

Is also a Category C prison and originally was an open prison, although it is now closed and fenced.