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A–D category: Not yet verified.
Predominant function (2025/26): Category B
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.
8 January 2024
This Serco-run category B prison in Staffordshire had a population of 1,139 when we inspected. The jail had a mix of functions with substantial remand and long-term populations and a therapeutic community holding 16% of the men. The director who took over in January 2023…
13 February 2020
The prison held many high risk of harm prisoners serving long sentences. The majority had an offender assessment (OASys) although sentence plan reviews were often missed. Contact between offender supervisors and prisoners was reasonable. Public protection arrangements, including planning for release, were robust. Offending behaviour…
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