Prison

Isis Prison

Category and function

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.

Capacity and population

Monthly snapshot: 24 August 2026

599Population
628Operational capacity

Operational capacity is the capacity reported for this prison in the same monthly bulletin.

Official monthly spreadsheet · Ministry of Justice publication

Address and location

HMP/YOI Isis
Western Way
Thamesmead
SE28 0NZ

Prison site location
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Location information checked 13 September 2026.

Independent reports

HM Inspectorate of Prisons reports

Isis inspection report 2026

9 March 2026

An experienced and innovative leadership team and an improved staffing situation had led to improvements at this South East London, category C prison that held 577 young men at the time of this inspection. With improvements from poor to not sufficiently good in both our…

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Isis independent review of progress 2023

26 June 2023

we found leaders (see Glossary) relied too much on keeping prisoners apart to manage conflict and violence. As a consequence, prisoners could not access enough education or work. In addition, outcomes in rehabilitation and release planning were poor. 1.4 At this independent review of progress…

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Isis inspection report 2022

9 December 2022

Isis is a modern, category C prison in south-east London that held 595 young men at the time of our inspection. There was a high turnover of prisoners with an average of 80 arrivals each month, but in spite of this instability, the prison retained…

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Official prison information