Prison
Fosse Way Prison Category and function 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.
Capacity and population Monthly snapshot: 24 August 2026
1,899 Population
1,960 Operational capacity
Operational capacity is the capacity reported for this prison in the same monthly bulletin.
A more recent monthly snapshot has not been verified. These dated figures have been retained.
Official monthly spreadsheet · Ministry of Justice publication
Address and location HMP Fosse Way
1 Tigers Road
Wigston
Leicestershire
East Midlands LE18 4TN Prison site locationView on the prisons map
Location information checked 13 September 2026.
Independent reports HM Inspectorate of Prisons reports 9 June 2025
One of the UK’s newest prisons, HMP Fosse Way is built on the site of the former Glen Parva jail near Leicester. It opened in May 2023 as a category C resettlement prison and has space for more than 1,700 adult men. The prison comprises…
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Official prison information