Channings Wood is a Category C training prison, which was built on the site of a Ministry of Defence base by a combination of contract and prison labour. Work commenced in 1973 and the prison officially opened in July 1974. Further accommodation was added in 1991 and 2004. A new 64 bed unit was opened in 2007; this houses the specialist Therapeutic Community (TC) which tackles drug misuse issues.
Two of the residential living blocks make up the Vulnerable Prisoners Unit (VPU) which specialises in delivering the Sex Offender Treatment Programme (SOTP).
The prison also delivers the Cognitive Self Change Programme (CSCP) and Enhanced Thinking Skills (ETS).
The prison houses offenders serving a wide range of sentence lengths, and predominantly receives new arrivals from local prisons across the South West Area.
Address:
HMP Channings Wood
Denbury
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 6DW
Tel: 01803 814 600
Fax: 01803 814 601
Governor: Jeannine Hendrick
Operational Capacity 731 as of 24th April 2008
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