A Victorian local prison built in 1849 for adult male prisoners it serves the Crown and Magistrates' Courts of Birmingham, Stafford and Wolverhampton and the Magistrates' Courts of Burton, Cannock, Litchfield, Rugeley, Sutton Coldfield and Tamworth.
Recently the prison has undergone a period of considerable change as a result of a multi-million pound investment programme by the Prison Service. 450 additional prisoner places have been added together with new workshops, educational facilities, a new healthcare centre and gymnasium as well as extensions and improvements to existing facilities. The prison is now well resourced and equipped to provide for the 1402 prisoner population.
This investment in Birmingham provides the springboard to further develop our services to prisoners and the community by ensuring decent and humane conditions with enhanced opportunities for prisoners to develop their skills and prepare themselves for release.
Address:
Winson Green Road
Birmingham
B18 4AS
Tel: 0121 345 2500
Fax: 0121 345 2501
Governor: James Shanley
Type of Accommodation: Cells
Operational Capacity: 1450 as of 31st January 2006
Reception Criteria: HM Prison Birmingham holds adult male prisoners, both convicted and unconvicted. The prison serves the Birmingham court circuit and its primary role is the holding of remand and trial prisoners. The prison does have 4 sentenced wings holding both Category B and Category C prisoners. The prison also has a small population of retained Category D's. There is no set allocation criteria. The prison does not have a Lifer Unit.
