Whatton (HM Prison)

HMP Whatton
Opened	1966
Management	HM Prison Service
Prison type	Adult Male/Category C
Prisoner figures	841 (2008)
Location	Whatton, Nottinghamshire
Governor	Lynn Saunders
Information	www.justice.gov.uk

HM Prison Whatton is a Category C men's prison, located in the village of Whatton in Nottinghamshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.

History

HMP Whatton opened its doors in 1966 and was used as a Detention Centre. The site was then used as a Young Offenders Institution in 1988, until it changed role in 1990 to a Category C Adult Male Training Prison for vulnerable prisoners (mainly sex offenders).

In November 2006, it was revealed that £5000 of Whatton Prison's yearly budget was being used for cash prizes for inmates playing bingo. The cash was used to fund a year of winnings of up to £3 for inmates. However the Prison Officers Association said the money should have been spent on education programmes for the prison instead.

A large expansion of Whatton was completed in 2008, increasing the capacity of the prison by 500 places.

The prison today

Whatton is a Category C prison for adult male sex offenders who participate in the Sex Offenders Treatment Programme. Accommodation at the prison is divided between 3 main wings A, B and C, with mainly single-occupancy cells.

The regime at the prison includes education, vocational training, industrial workshops and manufacturing, as well as the prisons farms and gardens. There are also a range of offending behaviour programmes including a sex offender treatment programme. The prison also runs a Listener Scheme for those prisoners who are considered to be at risk of suicide or self harm.

External links

• Criminal Information Bureau info
• Ministry of Justice pages on Whatton