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A–D category: Not yet verified.
Predominant function (2025/26): Category C Trainer/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.
16 September 2024
Report on an independent review of progress at HMP/YOI Hindley by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (5-7 August 2024) Hindley is a large category C prison holding many prisoners with links to organised crime. Many prisoners continued to live in poor, overcrowded accommodation. While levels…
12 March 2024
Located near Wigan, and almost equidistant between Liverpool and Manchester, Hindley is a category C training and resettlement prison for up to 600 adult and young adult men, of whom. With approximately 60 new arrivals a month, the prison manages a considerable turnover of prisoners,…
26 January 2021
Prisoners, officers and managers carried out regular cell checks for damage, lack of equipment and cleanliness. Meetings that were held to gather prisoners’ views and suggestions had been suspended at the start of the restrictions and replaced by ‘decency representatives’ on each wing. They met…
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