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unusual facts about Prison security categories in the United Kingdom



HM Prison Bullingdon

HMP Bullingdon is a Category B/C men's prison, located in the village of Arncott (near Bicester) in Oxfordshire, England.

HM Prison Downview

Downview was converted from a former nurses' home of The Royal Marsden Hospital and opened in 1989 as a Category C Male Prison.

HM Prison Highpoint North

HM Prison Highpoint North (formerly called Highpoint Prison and Edmunds Hill Prison) is a Category C men's prison, located in the village of Stradishall (near Newmarket) in Suffolk, England.

HM Prison Holme House

HM Prison Holme House is a Category B men's prison, located in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England.

HM Prison Risley

HM Prison Risley is a Category C men's prison, located in the Risley area of Warrington, Cheshire, England.

Risley, Warrington

The institution opened as a Remand Centre in 1964, but is now a Category C prison for adult males.


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