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| prison_name = HMP Thameside |
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| image = 2017 Thamesmead aerial view 02b (cropped).jpg |
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| caption = Aerial view of HM Prison Thameside.<br />To the left a section of [[HM Prison Belmarsh]] |
| caption = Aerial view of HM Prison Thameside.<br />To the left, a section of [[HM Prison Belmarsh]]. |
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| location = [[Thamesmead]], [[London]], [[England]] |
| location = [[Thamesmead]], [[London]], [[England]] |
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| managed_by = [[Serco]]<ref>https://www.gov.uk/guidance/thameside-prison</ref> |
| managed_by = [[Serco]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/thameside-prison | title=Thameside Prison | date=7 January 2022 }}</ref> |
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| director = Dave Bamford<ref name="Serco620">{{cite press release |title=Serco appoints new Prison Director at HMP Thameside |url=https://www.serco.com/uk/media-and-news/2020/serco-appoints-new-prison-director-at-hmp-thameside |website=Serco |access-date=23 August 2020 |date=15 June 2020}}</ref> |
| director = Dave Bamford<ref name="Serco620">{{cite press release |title=Serco appoints new Prison Director at HMP Thameside |url=https://www.serco.com/uk/media-and-news/2020/serco-appoints-new-prison-director-at-hmp-thameside |website=Serco |access-date=23 August 2020 |date=15 June 2020}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The prison was designed and constructed by [[Serco]] and opened on 30 March 2012, becoming fully operational in |
The prison was designed and constructed by [[Serco]] and opened on 30 March 2012, becoming fully operational in the autumn of 2012, with a capacity of 900. It holds prisoners from courts previously served by [[Brixton (HM Prison)|Brixton Prison]] and other prisons in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.policeoracle.com/news/Criminal+Justice/2012/Mar/31/Two-New-Private-Sector-Prisons-To-Open_46724.html |title=Two New Private Sector Prisons To Open | UK Police News |publisher=Police Oracle |date=2012-03-31 |access-date=2012-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prisonersfamilies.org.uk/News/NewsPage.aspx?id=1819 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411022726/http://www.prisonersfamilies.org.uk/News/NewsPage.aspx?id=1819 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-04-11 |title=Action for Prisoners' Families: New prison HMP Thameside opens today |publisher=Prisonersfamilies.org.uk |access-date=2012-08-06 }}</ref> |
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In January 2013, the [[Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Justice]] announced that an additional houseblock would be constructed at Thameside Prison, increasing its capacity.<ref>{{cite web|author=Danny Shaw |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20969898 |title=BBC News - Seven prison closures in England announced |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2013-01-10 |access-date=2013-04-12}}</ref> |
In January 2013, the [[Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Justice]] announced that an additional houseblock would be constructed at Thameside Prison, increasing its capacity.<ref>{{cite web|author=Danny Shaw |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20969898 |title=BBC News - Seven prison closures in England announced |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2013-01-10 |access-date=2013-04-12}}</ref> |
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==The prison today== |
==The prison today== |
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The regimen at Thameside Prison combines work, education, vocational training, accredited offending behaviour programmes, and prisoner health and appropriate interventions. It is a Local category B establishment. |
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The prison has a baseline Certificate of Normal Accommodation of 932, and an in-use |
The prison has a baseline Certificate of Normal Accommodation of 932, and an in-use operational capacity of 1232 convicted and remand male prisoners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hmpthameside.org/ |title=Welcome to HMP Thameside |publisher=serco.com |access-date=2017-02-06 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190914004958/http://www.hmpthameside.org/ |archive-date=14 September 2019}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 18:11, 13 December 2024
.jpg) Aerial view of HM Prison Thameside. To the left, a section of HM Prison Belmarsh. | |
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| Location | Thamesmead, London, England |
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| Security class | Adult Male/Category B |
| Population | 1,232 (as of February 2017) |
| Opened | March 2012 |
| Managed by | Serco[1] |
| Director | Dave Bamford[2] |
HM Prison Thameside is a Category B men's private prison in the Thamesmead area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, south-east London, England. Thameside Prison is operated by Serco and is situated next to Belmarsh and Isis prisons.
History
[edit]The prison was designed and constructed by Serco and opened on 30 March 2012, becoming fully operational in the autumn of 2012, with a capacity of 900. It holds prisoners from courts previously served by Brixton Prison and other prisons in London.[3][4]
In January 2013, the Ministry of Justice announced that an additional houseblock would be constructed at Thameside Prison, increasing its capacity.[5]
In May 2013, a report by the Chief Inspector of Prisons was critical of the levels of violence at the prison and its restricted regime. The report found that there was a high level of assaults and use of force, while 60% of prisoners were locked up during the working day, and some inmates spent 23 hours a day in their cells. However, the report also praised the quality of accommodation throughout the prison.[6]
The prison today
[edit]The regimen at Thameside Prison combines work, education, vocational training, accredited offending behaviour programmes, and prisoner health and appropriate interventions. It is a Local category B establishment.
The prison has a baseline Certificate of Normal Accommodation of 932, and an in-use operational capacity of 1232 convicted and remand male prisoners.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Thameside Prison". 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Serco appoints new Prison Director at HMP Thameside". Serco (Press release). 15 June 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Two New Private Sector Prisons To Open | UK Police News". Police Oracle. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Action for Prisoners' Families: New prison HMP Thameside opens today". Prisonersfamilies.org.uk. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ Danny Shaw (10 January 2013). "BBC News - Seven prison closures in England announced". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ "BBC News - Thameside prison criticised over violence and regime". Bbc.co.uk. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ "Welcome to HMP Thameside". serco.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
