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HM Prison Frankland
HM Prison Frankland in England North East, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
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HM Prison Frankland is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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HM Prison Frankland is a Category A men's prison located in the village of Brasside in County Durham, England. Frankland is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service, and is located next to HM Prison Low Newton, a closed women's prison. The prison has been nicknamed "Monster Mansion" along with HM Prison Wakefield due to the high number of murderers, rapists and terrorists imprisoned there.
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Background
History
Frankland opened in 1983 with four wings, each holding 108 in single cells. A further two wings opened in 1998 to an open gallery design to hold an additional 206. A specialist Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD) unit opened at the prison in May 2004. The prison has increased in size in recent years following major redevelopment including the construction of the new DSPD "Westgate Unit". In March 2008, the Ministry of Justice announced that Frankland would be expanded again, with planning permission being granted for an additional 120 places at the prison. In 2011, two convicted prisoners, Nathan Mann and Michael Parr, disemboweled fellow inmate Mitchell Harrison in order to…
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- Coordinates
- 54.8053, -1.5511
- Address
- Brasside, County Durham
- Established
- 1980
Sources
- wikidata: Q5635181 (CC0)
- wikipedia: HM Prison Frankland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is HM Prison Frankland?
- HM Prison Frankland is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.8053°, -1.5511°.
- When was HM Prison Frankland built?
- HM Prison Frankland dates to 1980.