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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): Category B
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.
9 June 2026
HMP Woodhill is a prison that is a cause for deep concern. Despite some limited signs of more stability since our last inspection, much of this following the recent appointment of a new and experienced governor, the fundamental issues that have affected Woodhill for many…
19 March 2026
Urgent Notification for HMP Woodhill issued 17 March 2026. Inspection debriefing paper HMP Woodhill debrief paper ( PDF, 275 KB ) ( PDF, 275 KB ) HM INSPECTORATE OF PRISONS 3rd floor 10 South Colonnade Canary Wharf London E14 4PU Tel: 020 3334 0353 E-mail:…
16 September 2024
inspectors found serious concerns about safety and staffing shortfalls at this high security prison. At this review of progress, the prison was fully staffed with reasonable progress in most areas with respect to safety. Violence had reduced overall and, although self-harm remained the highest in…
28 November 2023
Opened in the early 1990s and situated in Milton Keynes, Woodhill has several functions: it is a category B trainer, but also holds a small number of category A prisoners as well as operating as a site for several specialist units and facilities. Although it…
1 September 2023
Urgent Notification letter, issued on 30 August 2023 1.1 Debriefing paper for the inspection of HMP Woodhill by HM Inspectorate of Prisons 14–25 August 2023 This paper represents the material presented at the full inspection debrief by HM Inspectorate of Prisons. The material and assessments…
14 July 2022
the inspection, the prison held approximately 500 prisoners, which is below its operational capacity (see Glossary), as a result of the closure of one house unit to mitigate staff shortages. 1.2 At our previous inspections of HMP Woodhill in 2018 and 2021, we made the…
14 December 2021
Since we last inspected Woodhill in 2018 the establishment had transitioned from a core local prison to a category B training prison. It had retained several remanded category A prisoners, as well as the operation of several specialist units, and remained a complex and high-risk…
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