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A–D category: Not yet verified.
Predominant function (2025/26): Female
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.
3 November 2025
Bronzefield in West London is a privately run prison, managed on behalf of the Ministry of Justice by Sodexo. It is the largest women’s prison in England, serving as both a reception and resettlement establishment, with a high-security capability allowing it to hold a small…
11 May 2022
Bronzefield, the largest women’s prison in the country, was badly affected by the death of a baby born to a mother in the prison in 2019. Since that tragedy and after the recent publication of the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman report into the case, there…
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