Prison
Stocken Prison Category and function A–D category: Not yet verified.
Predominant function (2025/26): Category C Trainer
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
1,256 Population
1,285 Operational capacity
Operational capacity is the capacity reported for this prison in the same monthly bulletin.
A more recent monthly snapshot has not been verified. These dated figures have been retained.
Official monthly spreadsheet · Ministry of Justice publication
Address and location HMP Stocken
Stocken Hall Road
Stretton
Nr Oakham
Rutland LE15 7RD Prison site locationView on the prisons map
Location information checked 13 September 2026.
Independent reports HM Inspectorate of Prisons reports 16 May 2023
Stocken is a men’s category C training prison in Rutland that held 1,051 prisoners at the time of our inspection. Prisoners arrived at the prison from across England, including from as far afield as the south coast or Liverpool. The acting governor came into post…
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Official prison information