Prisons visits
The Commission has visited the following prisons:
Pentonville (25 January 2008) a local prison in London. Briefing from Pentonville Prison
Feltham (1 February 2008) Young Offender Institution & Remand Centre in Feltham
Coldingley (11 February 2008) Category C Training Prison, focused on the resettlement of prisoners. Barbed Design Studio (Howard League Social Enterprise) is based there. Briefing from Coldingley Prison
Holloway (11 June 2008) Women's Prison and Young Offender Institutions in North London. Briefing from Holloway Prison
Grendon and Springhill (19 June 2008) Category B Secure conditions, operates a unique regime in its therapeutic care of offenders. Springhill is an open prison which operates a resettlement regime. Briefing from Grendon and Springhill prisons
Whitemoor (23 June 2008) a maximum security prison for men in Category A and B.