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A–D category: Not yet verified.
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.
28 October 2024
Located in South Yorkshire and comprising two elements, the main site and ‘The Lakes’ facility a few miles away, Hatfield is an open prison with space for just under 360 adult men. We last inspected it five years ago when we assessed outcomes for prisoners…
9 January 2020
often see. It was also pleasing to see that no prisoners had been released homeless during the previous six months, and that every prisoner was discussed at a discharge board prior to release, which we considered to be good practice. This was obviously a very…
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