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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.
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.
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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