Built as a borstal, Onley held only Young Offenders for many years gradually increasing in size as new accommodation was added. Its role was expanded in 1998 when juveniles were taken for the first time and for 3 years from 2001 remanded as well as sentenced juveniles were held in addition to a YO population. During this period there was considerable investment in buildings and staffing to meet YJB standards. The original accommodation was in serious need of updating and a refurbishment programme commenced in 2002 and finished in 2006.
In 2003 the YJB made the decision to remove the juvenile population. These were replaced by sentenced adults in March 2004. A new build was added in 2009 and the remaining Young Offender population were removed in March 2010.
Address:
HMP Onley
Willoughby
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV23 8AP
Tel: 01788 523400
Fax: 01788 523401
Governor: John O'Sullivan
Operational capacity: 710 as of 1st June 2009
Reception criteria: Onley is a category C establishment accepting all suitable determinate sentence prisoners.
Accommodation: All residential wings apart from I and L Wings have 60 single cells with internal sanitation, in-cell electricity and TV. There are showering facilities, association, and dining areas and a laundry room with industrial type washing machines and dryers. H Wing is the induction wing. I Wing holds 100 prisoners in 50 double cells all with internal sanitation and comparable facilities to the training wings.
L wing was added in 2009 with 6 double cells and 58 single cells. All have in-cell showers.
