Managed by HM Prison Services Website Hull at justice.gov.uk Phone +44 1482 282200 | Governor Rick Stuart Opened 1870 | |
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Location Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire Population 1044 (as of August 2008) Address Hedon Rd, Hull HU9 5LS, UK Security class Prisoner security categories in the United Kingdom Similar HM Prison Birmingham, HM Prison Cardiff, HM Prison Wolds, HM Prison Lindholme, HM Prison Hatfield | ||
HM Prison Hull is a Category B men's local prison located in Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The term 'local' means that this prison holds people on remand to the local courts. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.
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History
Hull Prison opened in 1870, and is of a typical Victorian design. Ethel Major was the last person and only woman to be executed at Hull in 1934. She had been convicted of the murder of her husband.
In 1976 Hull prison was involved in a three-day riot by inmates of the prison. Over 100 prisoners were involved in a protest that erupted over staff brutality. The riot ended peacefully on 3 September 1976 but over two thirds of the prison was destroyed, with an estimated repair cost of £3 - £4 million. The prison was closed for a year while repairs were carried out.
The Prison was removed from the high-security estate in 1985 and became a local prison holding inmates remanded and sentenced by courts in the area.
In 2002 a major expansion was completed which added four new wings, a new gymnasium, a new health care centre and a multi-faith centre.
In January 2013, the Ministry of Justice announced that older parts of Hull Prison will close, with a reduction of 282 places at the prison. In April 2014 the Ministry of Justice announced that these would be brought back into use as the "prison population is currently above published projections".
The prison today
Hull is a local prison holding remand, sentenced and convicted males. Prisoners are employed in the workshops, kitchen, gardens and works departments. Education classes are also available to prisoners.
Hull Prison now houses the Within These Walls exhibition which charts the history of Hull's prisons from 1299 through to the present day.
After rioting at Birmingham Prison in December 2016, some prisoners were transferred from Birmingham to Hull. Disturbances were reported at Hull Prison.