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A–D category: Category C
Category source · Checked 13 September 2026
Predominant function (2025/26): Category C Trainer
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.
17 November 2025
the inspection. Health services were now generally reliable. Employment support for prisoners was good. The prison had established strong connections with a range of national and regional employers, and careers guidance workers helped prisoners nearing release to research job vacancies. Points to note: A significant…
24 March 2025
Deerbolt, situated near Barnard Castle in County Durham, is a category C training prison for up to 474 adult men. Dating mostly from the 1970s, the prison is a campus style institution with 9 accommodation units (although one was closed for refurbishment during our visit)…
12 April 2022
we found no improvement and progress had been much too slow. The aspiration as COVID-19 restrictions lifted was much too limited for a training prison, with just 3.5 hours a day out of cell planned for most. But even this part-time regime, in its infancy…
12 October 2021
Deerbolt is a prison and young offender institution located near to Barnard Castle in County Durham. The establishment is normally capable of holding more than 500 young adult prisoners aged 18 to 24 years old, but a rolling programme of refurbishment and upgrades meant that…
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