Population 315 (as of March 2005) Managed by HM Prison Services Phone +44 1785 774100 | Opened 1960s Governor Carl Hardwick | |
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Website Drake Hall at justice.gov.uk Security class Prisoner security categories in the United Kingdom Similar HMP Oakwood, Yarnfield Park Training, ST16 Ltd, Stafford College, Modders Oaks Country S | ||
HM Prison Drake Hall is a women's closed prison, located near the village of Eccleshall in Staffordshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.
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History
Formerly used during World War II by female munitions workers as a residence, the building was repurposed in the 1960s as a male open prison. From 1974, Drake Hall has been used as a women's prison. In the mid-1990s, the prison was renovated. In 2002, it became a semi-open prison after a perimeter fence was constructed, but was re-designated a closed prison in March 2009.
The prison today
Drake Hall holds both adult and young offenders. It specialises in foreign national prisoners and in resettlement.
The prison's regime includes incentives, education, workshops, training courses, farms and gardens, a works department, and a gym. There are also voluntary and paid outwork programmes and a listener scheme.