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Encyclopedia > List of United Kingdom prisons

This page lists all current and a number of historical prisons in the United Kingdom. See List of Prisons for prisons in other countries, and Her Majesty's Prison Service for further information on the English & Welsh Prison Service. (Scotland and Northern Ireland have discrete prison authorities.)

External link

  • Locate a Prison (http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/prisoninformation/locateaprison/) section from the HM Prison Service website
  • Scottish Prison Service (http://www.sps.gov.uk/)
  • Northern Ireland Prison Service (http://www.niprisonservice.gov.uk)

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Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Prison (940 words)
Prisons conventionally are institutions authorized by governments and forming part of a country's criminal justice system, or as facilities for holding prisoners of war.
Prisons form part of military systems, and are used variously to house prisoners of war, so-called unlawful combatants, those whose freedom is deemed a national security risk by military or civilian authorities, and members of the military found guilty of a serious crime.
The United Kingdom's Maze (HM Prison) Prison at Long Kesh was used during the internment period in Northern Ireland to imprison suspected paramilitaries.
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