HM Prison Foston Hall

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HMP Foston Hall
HM Prison Foston Hall
Location Foston, Derbyshire
Security class Adult Female/Young Offenders
Population299(as of August 2020 [1] )
Opened1997
Managed by HM Prison Services
Governor Helen Clayton-Hoar [2]
Website Foston Hall at justice.gov.uk

HM Prison Foston Hall is a women's closed category prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of Foston in Derbyshire, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.

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History

The original Manor of Foston and Scropton was held by the Agard family from the 14th to the 17th century. It was bought by John Bate in 1679. Richard Bate was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1705. [3] Brownlow Bate sold the estate to John Broadhurst in 1784. The 17th century manor house was destroyed by fire in 1836, but many parts of that house survive.

A new Jacobethan house was designed by T. C. Hine of Nottingham and built in 1863. [4] Its main two storey front has eight bays and an off-centre three-storey tower. The house is now a Grade II listed building.

HM Prison Service acquired the hall and grounds in 1953. During its Prison Service history Foston Hall has been a detention centre, an immigration centre, and finally before its closure during 1996 a satellite of Sudbury Prison. It was re-opened on 31 July 1997, following major refurbishment and building work, as a closed-category female prison.[ citation needed ]

The prison today

Foston Hall Prison is spread over 5 wings; C, D, E, F, T and the First Night Centre. (A & B were recently demolished). During the COVID-19 pandemic, a wing of temporary accommodation (designated G Wing) was constructed to isolate prisoners whose roles were vital to the running of the prison (Kitchens, Laundry etc) in case of a severe outbreak. The prison can accommodate both remand and convicted. Foston Hall also has a Health Care Centre.

The prison provides inmates with work in the prison gardens, the gym, the textile and craft workshop and the kitchens, all of which can lead to qualifications. In addition the prison's education department offers NVQs in Cleaning Services and hairdressing, as well as basic and key skills learning.[ citation needed ]

Notable inmates

Current

Former

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References

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  2. ↑ https://www.gov.uk/guidance/foston-hall-prison [ bare URL ]
  3. ↑ The History and Gazetteer of the County of Derby Vol 1 (1831) Stephen Glover. Appendix p. 12 Queen Anne. Google Books
  4. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1978) [1953]. Derbyshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 315. ISBN   0-14-071008-6.
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  6. ↑ "'Psycho' carvery waitress jailed for chef murder". BBC News. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Fell-runner Lauren Jeska admits attempted murder of athletics official". Sky News.
  8. ↑ "Evil mum Louise Porton who murdered her own kids will 'have three Christmas dinners in prison'". Birmingham Mail. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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  11. ↑ "Actress Zara Phythian and husband jailed for child sex offences". BBC News. 16 May 2022.
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  14. ↑ "Who is Melanie Shaw, why is she locked up, and what do her supporters want?". Nottingham Post. 3 January 2020.

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