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A–D category: Not yet verified.
Official guide description: Open prison
Official guide · Checked 13 September 2026. This wording does not establish an A–D category.
Predominant function (2025/26): Open
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.
10 July 2023
Ford is an open prison in West Sussex that housed 382 prisoners at the time of our inspection. The governor, appointed in April 2022, had taken advantage of a lower roll and a full complement of staff to make some excellent progress in transforming the…
19 May 2021
supported fathers at Ford. There were many examples of active work by some prison offender managers to support prisoners through their sentence. This was a disappointing visit and we urge leaders at national and local levels to address the concerns we have highlighted with urgency.…
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