South West & South Wales

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
Ashfield	BS16 9QJ	Pucklechurch, Bristol	Cat C, 400	men, #1
Bristol	BS7 8PS	Bristol	Cat C, 500	men
Cardiff	CF24 0UG	Cardiff	Cat C, 800	men
Channings Wood	TQ12 6DW	Denbury, Newton Abbot	Cat C, 748	men
Dartmoor	PL20 6RR	Princetown, Yelverton	re-opened	men
Exeter	EX4 4EX	Exeter	Cat C, 560	men
Eastwood Park	GL12 8DB	Falfield, Wotton-under-Edge	YOI, 400	female, 18+
Erlestoke	SN10 5TU	Erlestoke, Devizes	Cat C, 500+	men
Guys Marsh	SP7 0AH	Shaftesbury	Cat C, 550	men
Isle of Wight	PO30 5RS	Newport, IOW (Albany & Parkhurst)	Cat A, 1000+	men
Leyhill	GL12 8BT	Wotton-under-Edge	Cat D, 500	men
Long Lartin	WR11 8TZ	South Littleton, Evesham	Cat A, 500+	men
Parc	CF35 6AP	Bridgend	Cat B, 1650	men, & YOI, #2
Portland	DT5 1DL	Isle of Portland	Cat C, 500	men, & YOI, 18+
Prescoed Usk	NP4 0TB NP15 1XP	Pontypool Usk	Cat D & YOI, 230 & 280	men
Swansea	SA1 3SR	Swansea	Cat C, 500	men
The Verne	DT5 1EQ	Isle of Portland	Cat C, 600	men
Winchester	SO22 5DF	Winchester	Cat C, 690	men, & YOI

Notes

#1   SERCO
#2  G4S
#3

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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