HM Prison Altcourse

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HM Prison Altcourse
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HM Prison Altcourse
Location Liverpool, Merseyside
StatusOperational
Security classCategory A/B Adult Male & Young Offenders Institution
Capacity1,164 (March 2022)
Opened1997
Managed by Sodexo
DirectorSteve Williams

HM Prison Altcourse is a Category B men's private prison and Young Offender Institution in the Fazakerley area of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. The prison is operated by Sodexo, which took over from G4S in 2023.

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History

Altcourse became the first prison to be procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract when the contract was signed in December 1995. [1] It was built by Tarmac Construction and opened in December 1997. [2] While early reports about the management of the prison were favourable, the financing of the project drew criticism after it emerged in 2002 that G4S, which oversaw construction and operated the prison, had make a £10 million windfall from the contracts. [3]

In 2005 it was reported that Altcourse was the most overcrowded prison in England with 1,324 inmates. [4]

In November 2009, the prison's own Independent Monitoring Board published a report which criticised the amount of illegal drugs that were being smuggled into Altcourse. The report suggested that mobile phones (which were also being smuggled into the jail) were helping to fuel the trade. [5] A month later, it emerged that inmates at Altcourse were being given access to satellite television as a reward for good behaviour. [6]

The prison wings

Altcourse is separated into two main halves by facility buildings such as the segregation block, gymnasium, library, religious hall, education centre, and the first night centre. There are 7 main wings on the site, all named after fences of the Grand National steeplechase course. [7]

Notable inmates

Notable inmates include:

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References

  1. ↑ "The PFI Contracts for Bridgend and Fazakerley Prisons" (PDF). National Audit Office. 31 October 1997. p. 66. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "LFC main stand, pest control and blacklisting. What hasn't Carillion done on Merseyside?". Liverpool Echo. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool's profitable prison". 26 September 2002 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Altcourse Prison Top of League for Overcrowding". 16 August 2005.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ↑ Prison control in 'parlous state' BBC News, 5 November 2009
  6. ↑ Inmates given satellite TV access BBC News, 17 December 2009
  7. ↑ "HMP Altcourse: Prison regime information". Inside Time. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Benjamin Mendy: Manchester City player to remain in custody on rape charges". BBC News. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Man convicted of assisting Elle Edwards killer attacked in prison for being a 'grass'". ITV News. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

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