Gartree opened in 1965 as a category C training prison but quickly changed its role and came within the high security system, reverting to a category B prison in 1992.
Since then the population of life sentenced prisoners has been growing and in 1997 its role changed to that of a main lifer centre.
Address:
Gallow Field Road
Market Harborough
Leicestershire
LE16 7RP
Tel: 01858 426 600
Fax: 01858 426 601
Governor: Neil Richards
Accommodation: Single cells
Operational capacity: 869 as of 1st September 2009
Reception criteria: Lifers as allocated by Population Management Section.
Regime: Prisoners are employed in the prison workshops, gardens and education and in offending behaviour programmes.
