HM Prison Rye Hill is a Category B men's

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, operated by G4S. Rye Hill has exclusively housed

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since 2014. The prison is next to HMP Onley and Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre, south of

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, in the

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of Barby,

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. However, the postal address of the prison is Willoughby, Warwickshire; therefore, most sources list the prison as in Willoughby, Warwickshire.

History

Rye Hill Prison, which was built by Carillion opened in early 2001, and has since been operated by G4S under the Private Finance Initiative. In March 2002, two inmates serving 10-year sentences escaped from Rye Hill by hiding in the back of a delivery lorry. In April 2004,

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responded to the escape of a convicted murderer by calling for a review of security. At the time of his escape, the prisoner had been at

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receiving a blood transfusion. In July 2005, an inspection report from

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demanded urgent action after finding that the prisoners were bullying the staff. According to the report, inexperienced officers were deliberately overlooking behavioral violations and contraband items for their own safety. Some inmates reported that knives, drugs and alcohol were readily available at the prison. In 2014 under the stewardship of David Thompson OBE the prison was re-roled as a Category B sex-offender prison and has delivered very good outcomes since then.

The prison today

Rye Hill is a Category B prison holding adult males convicted of sexual offences. Education at the prison is contracted to

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. Courses and evening classes are offered 5 days a week, 50 weeks a year. Commercial contracts such as

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, electronic assembly and hairnet production are operated from within two workshops.

References

External links

Ministry of Justice pages on Rye Hill

G4S Rye Hill homepageGoogle Earth view
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