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HM Prison Pentridge, Australia

His Majesty's Prisons (Her Majesty's Prisons in the case of a female monarch) is the name given to prisons in the United Kingdom, as well as some in Australia and a small number in Canada, Grenada, Jersey and Barbados. The title makes up part of the name of individual prisons and is usually abbreviated to HM Prison or HMP.

Australia

See also: List of Australian prisons

The title of HM Prison is given to a number of prisons in Australia, especially in the state of Victoria.

Barbados

The title of HM Prison was given to HMP Dodds Prison in St. Philip, until the crown was dissolved, it was also the name given to the former Glendairy Prison in Station Hill, St. Michael.

Belize

The Belize Museum was formerly a HM prison.

Canada

His Majesty's Penitentiary at 89 Forest Road in St. John's, Newfoundland was built in 1859, and is still operational[1] as a men’s correctional facility of the Department of Justice and Public Safety of Newfoundland and Labrador.[2] The provincial government is currently planning to build a new facility to replace His Majesty′s Prison.

The province of Newfoundland Labrador operates five correctional facilities and two short-term holding cells, under the banner (HMP) His Majesty's Penitentiary.

  1. HMP, St. John's. (Located in the City of St. John's, NL)
  2. Clarenville Correctional Centre for Women. (Located in the town of Carenville, NL)
  3. Bishop's Falls Correctional Centre (Located in the town of Bishop's Falls, NL)
  4. West Coast Correctional Centre. (Located in the town of Stephenville, NL)
  5. Labrador Correctional Centre. (Located in the town of Goose Bay, NL)
  6. St. John's Lock-up. (Located in the City of St. Johns, NL)
  7. Corner Brook Lock-up. (Located in the City of Corner Brook, NL)

In November 2021, the government of NL, issued a request for proposals to design, build and finance a new prison to replace the aging HMP facility.[3]

Gibraltar

Grenada

Main article: Richmond Hill Prison

The title of His Majesty's Prison (Grenada) is given to the Richmond Hill Prison in Saint George's, Grenada. The prison is run by the Ministry of National Security. The prison governor is Dr John Mitchell, the Commissioner of Prisons in Grenada.[4][5]

The prison accommodates both sexes, but has separate sections for male and female prisoners.[6] As of 2019 it held 463 prisoners, more than double its official capacity of 198.[4]

United Kingdom

Main article: List of prisons in the United Kingdom
See also: His Majesty's Prison Service, His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons, and His Majesty's Young Offender Institution

See also

References

  1. ^ "Institutional Services". Justice.gov.nl.ca. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Institutional Services".
  3. ^ "Government Issues Requests for Proposals for New Prison to Replace HMP". VOCM News. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Grenada | World Prison Brief". www.prisonstudies.org. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Prisons". National Portal of the Government of Grenada. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Information Pack for British Prisoners in Grenada". GOV.UK. September 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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