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HM Prison Northumberland
HM Prison Northumberland in England North East, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
HM Prison Northumberland 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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From the Wikipedia article
HM Prison Northumberland is a Category C men's prison, located in Morpeth near the village of Acklington in Northumberland, England. Since 2013 Northumberland has been operated by private prison firm Sodexo Justice Services under contract with His Majesty's Prison Service. Healthcare services are provided by Spectrum Community Health CIC.
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Background
History
Northumberland was formed on 31 October 2011 from a merger of HM Prison Acklington and HM Prison Castington and on 1 December 2013 management of HMP Northumberland passed from Her Majesty's Prison Service to Sodexo Justice Services. In March 2014, there was a "major incident" after more than fifty prisoners took over a wing at the former Acklington Prison. In August 2014 a prison officer was hospitalised by an inmate. In response to this incident Mike Quinn, vice chairman of the Northumbria branch of NAPO, made a statement criticising the "violent culture" at the institution which could cause an incident unable to be dealt with due to reduced staffing levels. Between 2010 and 2013 staff at…
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- Coordinates
- 55.2961, -1.6344
- Address
- Morpeth, Northumberland
- Established
- 2011
Sources
- wikidata: Q28970497 (CC0)
- wikipedia: HM Prison Northumberland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is HM Prison Northumberland?
- HM Prison Northumberland is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.2961°, -1.6344°.
- When was HM Prison Northumberland built?
- HM Prison Northumberland dates to 2011.