North East
Information about individual prisons is maintained by HM Prison and Probation Service and Ministry of Justice and can be found on the main gov.uk website: www.gov.uk/government/collections/prisons-in-england-and-wales
To obtain more information, or to apply to be an OPV, please provide your name and first part of your postcode (this will help us identify the prison in your area) by email to info@naopv.com
| Prison | Postcode | Nearest major town | Cat / num |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerbolt | DL12 9BG | Barnard Castle | 500 | YOI, male |
| Durham | DH1 3HU | Durham | Cat B, 980 | men |
| Frankland | DH1 5YD | Brasside, Durham | Cat B, 850 | men #1 |
| Holme House | TS18 2QA | Stockton on Tees | Cat B, 1200 | men |
| Kirklevington Grange | TS15 9PA | Yarm | Cat D, 300 | men |
| Low Newton | DH1 5YA | Brasside, Durham | 240 | female #1 |
| Northumberland | NE65 9XG | Morpeth | Cat B, 1300 | #2 |
Notes
men or women
prisons HMP unless # indicated
#1 HMP high security & on same site
#2 SODEXO
key to Cat/num
Categories: A – High security including terrorists, B & C – Closed, D – Open
Juveniles – under 18
YOI – young offenders – 18 to 22
/num – maximum capacity
