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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.
29 July 2024
Hollesley Bay is a category D prison in the Suffolk countryside that, at the time of our inspection, held an expanded population of 627 men who were coming to the end of their sentences. Under the excellent leadership of a thoughtful, innovative governor and his…
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