HMP Isle of Wight was created by an amalgamation of the three former establishments, Albany, Camp Hill, and Parkhurst.
Albany occupies the site of a former military barracks on the outskirts of Newport. It was designed and built as a Category C Training Prison in the early 1960s. Soon after opening in 1967, a decision was taken that security be upgraded and, in 1970, Albany became part of the dispersal system. It suffered major disturbances in 1983, which closed most of the Prison for over a year. In 1992, as the result of a major review of the dispersal system Albany was redesignated as a Cat B Closed Training Prison. In January 1998 Albany changed from being half Vulnerable Prisoner Unit and half Normal Location, and is now exclusively sex offenders and vulnerable prisoners. Albany also operates as an Assessment Centre for the core SOTP.
Address:
55 Parkhurst Road
Newport
Isle of Wight
PO30 5RS
Tel: 01983 556300
Fax: 01983 556362
Governor: Mel Jones
Operational capacity: 566 as of 25th April 2008
Accommodation: Five x 4-storey cell bocks, A to E wings. A separate unit housing 12 offender rooms and segregation unit 9 cells with 2 reduced risk cells. All wings are identical and hold a maximum of 96 prisoners in single cells with in-cell power, access to electronic night sanitation. There are three small ‘spurs' on each landing, with communal recesses housing showers, toilets and wash basins. In addition, there are pinphones on each wing and five TV rooms within the Residential Unit. There are also 2 x 40 bed quick-build units comprising of single room units with en-suite facilities and communal activity areas inside and out. Sentence Planning, Incentives & Earned Privileges and Personal Officer schemes operate throughout the Establishment.
Reception criteria: Category B - Sex offenders or vulnerable prisoners with sentences of 4 years or more, with at least 18 months left to serve and eligible for the rehabilitative activities on offer. Category C - As above, except at least 6 months left to serve.
Prisoner Location: Unfortunately we are unable to provide information regarding prisoner location locally. Please see our Prisoner Locator Service for more information
