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A–D category: Not yet verified.
Official guide description: High security prison
Official guide · Checked 13 September 2026. This wording does not establish an A–D category.
Predominant function (2025/26): High Security
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.
1 June 2026
we found a well led prison which was making progress, but outcomes for prisoners had not improved enough to change the scores in any of our tests. Many prisoners told us they felt unsafe. Violence remained prevalent, although the rate of assaults had begun to…
14 January 2025
Urgent action is required from the prison service to reduce the ingress of drones, some carrying large payloads of illicit items into this Worcestershire, category A prison. With a population of 574, including some very dangerous men, the number of drugs and phones coming into…
12 April 2023
Located in the Vale of Evesham, Worcestershire, Long Lartin is a high security prison holding up to 514 adult men, many of whom are among the highest risk and most serious offenders in the country. At the time of our inspection, for example, of the…
16 March 2021
Located near Evesham in Worcestershire, HMP Long Lartin is part of the long term and high security prison estate. It holds some of the country’s most dangerous and serious offenders, with two-thirds of the population serving life sentences and almost all of the rest serving…
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