HMP Lindholme is located approximately 10 miles north of Doncaster on the site of a former Royal Air Force base. The land was bought from the Ministry of Defence by the Home Office in the mid 1980s and opened as a prison in 1985.
HMP Lindholme is a split site consisting of a category C Prison and Immigration Removal Centre (IRC).
Address:
Bawtry Road
Hatfield Woodhouse
Doncaster
DN7 6EE
Tel: 01302 524700
Fax: 01302 524750
Governor: Bob Mullen
Accommodation: The category C site consists of 10 wings, 6 of the wings are of a dormitory design and have single and multi occupancy rooms on lockable spurs. Three wings are relatively new additions to the establishment and are single cell occupancy. A further new wing opened in November 2007 with double cell designs incorporating in cell shower facilities.
Operational capacity: 990 as of 28th December 2007
Reception criteria: Category C convicted males over 21, including life sentenced prisoners. No rule 45s unless by prior arrangement. No prisoners requiring 24 hour medical care.
