HM Prison Wolds was a
Category C men's
prison, located south-west of
Everthorpe
Everthorpe is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of Hull city centre and east of the market town of Howden, midway between North Cave and South Cave. It lies north of the A63 road and 1 mil ...
, (near
Brough) in the
East Riding of Yorkshire,
England. The prison was operated by
G4S
G4S is a British Multinational corporation, multinational private security company headquartered in London, England. The company was set up in 2004 when London-based Securicor amalgamated with Danish firm Group 4 Falck. The company offers a ran ...
, and was situated next to
HMP Everthorpe. The two neighbouring prisons were merged in 2014, and renamed
HM Prison Humber
HM Prison Humber is a Category C men's prison, located south-west of Everthorpe, (near Brough) in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service, and was created from the 2014 merger of two neigh ...
.
History
In 1991,
G4S
G4S is a British Multinational corporation, multinational private security company headquartered in London, England. The company was set up in 2004 when London-based Securicor amalgamated with Danish firm Group 4 Falck. The company offers a ran ...
won the first prison management contract to be operated by the private sector in the
United Kingdom, and all of
Europe. HMP Wolds opened in April 1992 as a remand prison and in 1993 was re-rolled to a local Category B prison holding sentenced prisoners. In 2001, HMP Wolds was subject to a competitive re-bid. G4S was the successful bidder for the contract to run HMP Wolds, however the jail was re-rolled again to a Category C training prison.
On 13 July 2011, it was announced that HMP Wolds would be put out to tender in the autumn, accepting bids from private companies and HM Prison Service for the management of the establishment after the current contract with G4S expires. In November 2012 it was announced that the G4S contract would be allowed to expire in July 2013 and the prison would then revert to the public sector.
The prison
Wolds was a Category C prison for adult males (including prisoners serving second stage
life sentences). Accommodation at the prison consisted of six units of single and double cells (some single cells have been doubled up to accommodate extra prisoners).
The regime at the prison included education (full-time, evening classes and residential college), workshops, gardens and a works department. Other facilities at the prison included a
gym and multi-faith
chaplaincy.
References
External links
G4S site for HMP Wolds
Ministry of Justice pages on Wolds
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Wolds
The Wolds is a term used in England to describe a range of hills which consists of open country overlying a base of limestone or chalk.
Geography
The Wolds comprise a series of low hills and steep valleys that are in the main underlain by calcare ...
Wolds
The Wolds is a term used in England to describe a range of hills which consists of open country overlying a base of limestone or chalk.
Geography
The Wolds comprise a series of low hills and steep valleys that are in the main underlain by calcare ...
Wolds
The Wolds is a term used in England to describe a range of hills which consists of open country overlying a base of limestone or chalk.
Geography
The Wolds comprise a series of low hills and steep valleys that are in the main underlain by calcare ...
Wolds
The Wolds is a term used in England to describe a range of hills which consists of open country overlying a base of limestone or chalk.
Geography
The Wolds comprise a series of low hills and steep valleys that are in the main underlain by calcare ...
Private prisons in the United Kingdom