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A–D category: Not yet verified.
Predominant function (2025/26): Reception
Ministry of Justice performance classification. This describes the stated performance year, not a current A–D category or the categories of every prisoner.
Monthly snapshot: 24 August 2026
Operational capacity is the capacity reported for this prison in the same monthly bulletin.
Official monthly spreadsheet · Ministry of Justice publication
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Location information checked 13 September 2026.
5 August 2024
inspectors found the governor and her team had worked hard to stabilise the prison and made some improvements since the prison received an urgent notification in 2023. The prison was now fully staffed and able to run a consistent daily routine for prisoners. Key activities…
17 October 2023
HMP Bristol is a category B reception prison holding up to 580 adult men, although the roll was slightly reduced at the time of our inspection. Situated in an inner-city location, the prison serves the local courts, receiving prisoners from the community, and many returned…
28 July 2023
Urgent Notification letter, issued on 26 July 2023 Debriefing paper for the inspection of HMP Bristol by HM Inspectorate of Prisons 10th to 20th July 2023 This paper represents the material presented at the full inspection debrief by HM Inspectorate of Prisons. The material and…
23 October 2020
was under investigation. Recorded self-harm incidents were three times higher than at comparator prisons. Considerable effort had been made to reduce self-harm, and there were very early indications that these initiatives might be having an impact. We witnessed many positive interactions between staff and prisoners.…
13 June 2019
shows this did not happen. I hope this report and the UN that preceded it constitute a timely reminder that HMP Bristol needs to be gripped and supported at all levels of management in HMPPS. Peter Clarke CVO OBE QPM July 2019 HM Chief Inspector…
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