HMP Norwich predominantly serves the Courts of Norfolk and Suffolk. The prison has occupied its current site overlooking the city of Norwich since 1887. The site consists of:
- A wing - Induction unit, First Night Centre, IDTS stabilisation and maintenance.
- B & C wing - Local prison housing Cat C prisoners
- D wing (Britannia House) - Resettlement unit housing Cat D prisoners
- E wing – Rule 45 Sex Offenders
- F & G wings - Local Discharge Unit (LDU) housing low-risk Cat C prisoners, local to the East of England, serving 12 months or less
- Health Care Centre - Type 3 unit also serving HMPS Wayland and Blundeston
- L wing – Elderly Lifer Unit
- M wing – Houses Cat C prisoners serving 2 years or less
- Segregation Unit
