HM Prison Rye Hill is a
Category B men's
private prison, 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 ...
. Rye Hill has exclusively housed
sex offenders since 2014. The prison is next to
HMP Onley and
Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre is a secure school and housing unit for children and teenagers between Dunchurch and Barby, south of Rugby, in Warwickshire, England. It is next to HM Prison Onley and HM Prison Rye Hill. While designed for a capa ...
, south of
Rugby, in the
parish of
Barby,
Northamptonshire,
England. However, the postal address of the prison is
Willoughby, Warwickshire
Willoughby is a village and civil parish about south of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. The village is about northwest of Daventry in neighbouring Northamptonshire and the eastern boundary of the parish forms part of the county boundary.
Willou ...
; therefore, most sources list the prison as in Willoughby, Warwickshire.
History
Rye Hill Prison, which was built by
Carillion
Carillion plc was a British multinational construction and facilities management services company headquartered in Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom, prior to its liquidation in January 2018.
Carillion was created in July 1999, following a ...
opened in early 2001, and has since been 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 ...
under the
Private Finance Initiative
The private finance initiative (PFI) was a United Kingdom government procurement policy aimed at creating "public–private partnerships" (PPPs) where private firms are contracted to complete and manage public projects. Initially launched in 199 ...
.
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,
Member of Parliament Andrew Rosindell 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
University Hospital Coventry receiving a blood transfusion.
In July 2005, an inspection report from
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons 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
The Manchester College. Courses and evening classes are offered 5 days a week, 50 weeks a year. Commercial contracts such as
welding, electronic assembly and hairnet production are operated from within two workshops.
References
External links
Ministry of Justice pages on Rye HillG4S Rye Hill homepageGoogle Earth view
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G4S
2001 establishments in England
Rye Hill
Rye Hill
Private prisons in the United Kingdom
Sex and the law