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A–D category: Not yet verified.
Predominant function (2025/26): Reception
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.
20 April 2026
Under the strong leadership of a long-serving and effective governor, Norwich, a reception prison with additional category C and D functions, had made some good progress since our last inspection. In our healthy prison assessment for safety the prison had improved to ‘reasonably good’ and…
10 July 2023
we found improved outcomes in our healthy prison tests of respect, and rehabilitation and release planning. We judged these to be reasonably good, which reflected leaders’ achievements in promoting the rehabilitative purpose of the prison. There had, however, been no improvement in safety outcomes, which…
20 December 2022
Holding about 700 adult male prisoners, Norwich prison fulfils several functions and is spread over three adjacent sites. The main prison is a traditional reception jail, but it is complimented by a separate 1960s-built category C training site and a small open resettlement facility, known…
27 February 2020
The general environment around the prison was reasonable and most wings were mostly clean, but the quality of cellular accommodation was varied and basic maintenance was behind schedule. Access to basic amenities and facilities was similarly inconsistent, and food serveries and food trollies were dirty.…
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