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Encyclopedia > Cookham Wood Prison

Her Majesty's Prison Cookham Wood is a closed prison for adult women near Rochester in Kent, England. It currently has an operational capacity of 140 inmates. It is estimated that more than 40% of the current prison population are captured drug-mules, picked up at London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports.


The drug-smuggler Doreen Gregory is currently serving the remainder of a Thai sentence in Cookham Wood. The child-killer Myra Hindley served much of her prison in Cookham Wood.


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GNN - Government News Network (459 words)
Cookham Wood prison in Kent is to change function from a female prison to a dedicated Young Offenders Institution for young men under the age of 18, Justice Minister David Hanson MP announced today.
This move will ensure that more juvenile prisoners can be held nearer their homes and families, as the rise in the prison population has resulted in a shortage of places for under-18 year olds from London and the South East.
Cookham Wood was built in 1978, originally for young men, but its use was changed to meet the growing need for secure female accommodation at the time.
Cookham Wood (HM Prison) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (118 words)
HM Prison Cookham Wood is a closed prison for adult women near Rochester in Kent, England.
It is estimated that more than 40% of the current prison population are captured drug mules, picked up at London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
The child-killer Myra Hindley served much of her prison in Cookham Wood.
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