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A–D category: Not yet verified.
Official guide description: Open prison
Official guide · Checked 13 September 2026. This wording does not establish an A–D category.
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.
30 August 2023
North Sea Camp is a small, open prison on the Lincolnshire coast near Boston. Holding up to 300 adult prisoners, more than half of those in residence had been convicted of a sexual offence. This was our first inspection of the prison since 2017, and…
2 June 2021
Overall, North Sea Camp, like many other open prisons, had been hit hard by the restrictions imposed nationally throughout much of the last year. However, the pace of recovery at the establishment needed review, to make sure that every possible step was being taken, at…
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