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← Criminal justice acronyms

Acronym

Categorisation of a prison or prisoner

Each prison is given a Categorisation rating which denotes it's security levels & what Categorisation of prisoner it can hold. Cat A is the highest security prison, with Cat D being the lowest. Categorisation assessments are carried out on prisoner and they are reviewed at regular interval. If an prisoner is deemed to need a change in categorisation, this is known as a "re-cat".