HM Prison Frankland

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HMP Frankland
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HM Prison Frankland in 2013
HM Prison Frankland
Location Brasside, County Durham
Security class Adult Male/Category A
Population850(as of July 2019)
Opened1983;42 years ago (1983)
Managed by HM Prison Services
Governor Darren Finley [1]
Website Frankland at justice.gov.uk

HM Prison Frankland is a Category A men's prison located in the village of Brasside in County Durham, England. Frankland is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service, and is located next to HM Prison Low Newton, a closed women's prison.

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The prison has been nicknamed "Monster Mansion" [a] due to the amount of murderers, rapists and terrorists imprisoned there. [2]

History

Frankland opened in 1983 with four wings, each holding 108 in single cells. A further two wings opened in 1998 to an open gallery design to hold an additional 206. A specialist Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD) unit opened at the prison in May 2004. [3]

The prison has increased in size in recent years following major redevelopment including the construction of the new DSPD "Westgate Unit". In March 2008, the Ministry of Justice announced that Frankland would be expanded again, with planning permission being granted for an additional 120 places at the prison. [4]

In 2011, two convicted prisoners, Nathan Mann and Michael Parr, disemboweled fellow inmate Mitchell Harrison in order to eat his liver. [5]

Facilities

Frankland is a Dispersal prison that holds male prisoners over 21 years of age, and whose sentence is usually 4 years or more, [6] including life sentences and high-risk remand prisoners. The prison has been dubbed the "Monster Mansion" due to many of its inmates being murderers, high-risk sex offenders and those convicted of terrorism-related offences. [7] Prison accommodation is divided between wings, with wings A to D holding 108 inmates each, wings F and G holding an additional 208, with J holding 120. [8] All cells are single occupancy.

The Healthcare Centre at the prison consists of a four bedded ward and ten furnished rooms, a dental suite, X-ray and a Suicide Crisis Suite. A number of clinics are held, many conducted by visiting specialists. There are also telehealth services and wing-based treatment rooms. Primary care is contracted to the Spectrum Community Health.

Education at the prison is provided by The Manchester College, [9] with a range of courses provided - from basic skills to higher education level. Frankland also runs workshops in furniture production, a charity workshop and a sight-and-sound workshop. The prison has a library and gym to support inmates' learning and recreation.

Frankland Prison has a visitors' centre. Facilities include a canteen and children's play area, all with disabled access.

Notable prisoners

Current inmates

Former inmates

Notes

  1. ↑ Frankland shares this same nickname as another notorious prison, HM Prison Wakefield (located in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England).

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References

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