HM Prison Drake Hall

HMP Drake Hall
Location Eccleshall, Staffordshire
Security class Adult Female/Closed
Population 315 (as of March 2005)
Opened 1960s
Managed by HM Prison Services
Governor Paul Newton
Website Drake Hall at justice.gov.uk

HM Prison Drake Hall is a women's closed prison, located near the village of Eccleshall in Staffordshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.

History

Formerly used during World War II by female munitions workers as a residence, the building was repurposed in the 1960s as a male open prison. From 1974, Drake Hall has been used as a women's prison. In the mid-1990s, the prison was renovated. In 2002, it became a semi-open prison after a perimeter fence was constructed, but was re-designated a closed prison in March 2009.

The prison today

Drake Hall holds both adult and young offenders. It specialises in foreign national prisoners and in resettlement.

The prison's regime includes incentives, education, workshops, training courses, farms and gardens, a works department, and a gym. There are also voluntary and paid outwork programmes and a listener scheme.

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Coordinates: 52°52′44″N 2°14′29″W / 52.8789°N 2.2415°W / 52.8789; -2.2415

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