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A–D category: Not yet verified.
Predominant function (2025/26): Category C Resettlement
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.
22 April 2025
Report on an independent review of progress at HMP Brixton by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, 3-5 March 2025 Efforts to stop the ingress of drugs were good, but violence remained high, and more needed to be done to prevent self-harm. The prison continued to…
24 September 2024
Dating from the beginning of the 19th century, Brixton is one of the oldest prisons in the country and is now a category C resettlement prison serving South London and the wider region. With capacity for up to 798 prisoners, about 740 were in residence…
9 January 2023
This independent review of progress at HMP Brixton followed up 14 recommendations from the March 2022 inspection. Inspectors judged that five showed good progress, three showed reasonable progress, four showed insufficient progress and two showed no meaningful progress. Relationships and wing conditions had improved, but…
30 June 2022
This report into HMP Brixton revealed a prison that was in trouble. With a temporary governor recently in post and an inexperienced leadership team, this category C London resettlement prison will need considerable support and investment from HMPPS to get back on track. The behaviour…
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