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You can now book a prison visit online

Booking a prison visit should be simple and straightforward. Until now that was far from the case. Booking a visit required both prisoner and visitor to jump through hoops: paper forms and drawn-out phone calls. And if the visit date turned out to be impossible, they had to start all over again.

Now you can book a visit online . It takes about 5 minutes. Before, picking an available date was pot luck. Now there's a date-picker that lets you select 3 possible slots instead of 1. It’s a straight-forward service with user-needs at its heart but, if you get stuck, you can call the prison's visits booking line and someone will help you with the booking.

Here's a very short film we've made about it:

By making it easier to book visits, prisoners will see more of their friends and family. Evidence suggests this will help their rehabilitation. Transformation isn't just about websites.

The service was built by the Ministry of Justice, with a combined team from the National Offender Management Service, HM Prison Service and MoJ Digital Services.

For more of the story behind this service, read Mike Bracken's account of his trip to HMP Rochester or check out the service’s transformation page .

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Comment by Pauline posted on 23 August 2015

How do you find out the prisoners number??? so you can go ahead with online booking of a visit?

Comment by Carrie Barclay posted on 24 August 2015

You can find a prisoner using this service: https://www.gov.uk/find-prisoner However it will be the prisoner's responsibility to get in touch with you to let you know their prison number etc.

Comment by linda posted on 15 August 2015

This service does not appear to work this is day 2 trying to use it

Comment by Olivia posted on 30 July 2015

Hi, If a visit is booked and someone cant make it, is it possible to change the name of one of the people to someone else?

Comment by Louise Duffy posted on 30 July 2015

It's best to contact the prison directly if this happens. You can find contact details here: http://www.justice.gov.uk/contacts/prison-finder

Thanks, Louise

Comment by Paige posted on 28 July 2015

Hi my partner was sent to nottingham today, I was on his previous list 4 months ago for a visit. Will that still be on the system all will it have to he put through again if so how long does it take to be approved for a visit? Thanks Paige.

Comment by Louise Duffy posted on 29 July 2015

You might want to get in touch with the prison first before booking a visit. You can find the contact details of the prison here: http://www.justice.gov.uk/contacts/prison-finder

Comment by Debs posted on 27 July 2015

Hello Is there a list of prisons where online booking can't be used?

Comment by Louise Duffy posted on 28 July 2015

According to the information on this page: https://www.gov.uk/prison-visits , you can arrange a visit to any prison in England and Wales through this service. If you're visiting someone in Northern Ireland or Scotland you'll need to contact the prison directly.

This link also lists the type of visits that are not covered by the online service: https://www.gov.uk/prison-visits so you need to get in touch with the prison directly.

Hope that's helpful.

Comment by c.steer posted on 26 July 2015

So how do I find the booking form to fill in I am new to computers

Comment by Louise Duffy posted on 27 July 2015

Here's the link to the booking form: https://www.gov.uk/prison-visits

You'll need this information to complete the form:

prisoner number prisoner’s date of birth dates of birth for all visitors coming with you make sure the person you’re visiting has added you to their visitor list

Hope that's useful.

Comment by Shawnaa posted on 09 May 2015

i have a visit booked which i did online but i do not have a visiting order woll the prison let me in?

Comment by Carrie Barclay posted on 11 May 2015

Your identity will be checked on arrival to make sure you’re on the visitor list.

Comment by jessicca posted on 27 January 2015

What happens after you book the visit and its confirmed by email do you need the visiting order ?

Comment by Carrie Barclay posted on 29 January 2015

The Visiting Order (VO) number is generated by the booking system, it is included in your confirmation email and you will need this to change or cancel a booking.

However, if you're visiting a prison the guidance is that you only need your ID, not the VO number. If when you visit the prison you are asked for the VO number you should report this via the Contact Us link on the Prison Visits Booking form.

I hope that helps.

Comment by Ilysa Mcnally posted on 18 November 2014

How late in advance can I book e.g. book a visit today (Tuesday) for the Sunday coming???

Comment by Carrie Barclay posted on 19 November 2014

Hi Ilysa. Thanks for your question. A visit needs to be booked 3 working days in advance. So in this case, the visit request would have to be no later than Tuesday to allow for a visit on Sunday.

Comment by carole posted on 23 October 2014

How far in advance can you book visits

Comment by Carrie Barclay posted on 23 October 2014

Hi Carole. You can book up to 28 days in advance. Thanks for your question.

Comment by kimberly posted on 16 August 2015

does anyone know how to cancel a visit online?

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Armley Prison Leeds

Tel: 0113 203 2600  –  2 Gloucester Terrace, Stanningley Road, Leeds LS12 2TJ

HMP Leeds has an elaborate façade and the building itself dates back to 1847. The four wings of the prison are laid out in a classically Victorian radial style, and originally, the establishment was called Armley Jail, as it is located in the Armley area of the city. The prison has a capacity of 1,212 and is a category B adult male establishment. It claims to be firmly focused on supporting and resettling prisoners after they’ve served their sentence. If you’d like to find out how to get to HMP Leeds, please use the map on this page.

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Here’s some facts about Armley Prison Leeds

HMP Leeds is a category B men’s prison in the Armlet area of Leeds, West Yorkshire. Opened in 1847, the prison has capacity to hold 1212 inmates.

The prison has wings A-F, and an intermediate social care unit. A wing has the vulnerable prisoner unit, and the segregation unit on A1. B, C, E and F wings hold adult male convicted prisoners and those on remand. D wing is a recovery unit and the first night centre on D1. The intermediate social care unit holds men with identified social care needs that cannot be met in the main prison environment.

One wing at HMP Leeds was put on lockdown on the 9th August 2017 after a violent incident involving two prisoners. The wing was locked down for 45 minutes, and all prisoners in that wing were locked in their cells. This meant at least one court hearing was missed.

To view the latest HMIP inspection report, click here .

Visiting hours are 10:00 – 11:30, 14:00 – 15:00 & 15:30 – 16:30 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and 09:00 – 10:00, 10:30 – 12:30, 14:00 – 15:00 & 15:30 – 16:30 Saturdays and Sundays.

There were 46 fires reported in the prison in 2016.

In 2013, HMP Leeds was awarded a Leaders in Diversity award, for their efforts to create an inclusive environment in the prison.

The Howard League for Penal Reform revealed that the prison had the highest rates of suicide in the UK, in 2005.

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Behind the gate: hmp leeds.

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HM Prison Leeds is a Category B, male adult prison, located at Gloucester Terrace in the Armley area of Leeds in West Yorkshire, which opened its gates in 1847. Known locally as Armley Gaol, which is the historical name for the prison, construction of Leeds Prison (originally named Leeds Borough Gaol) was completed in 1847. Built from locally quarried stone, the prison originally had four wings radiating from a central point in a Victorian architectural style (known as ‘radial’) typical of the time. Each of these four wings had three landings of cells. Eventually Armley Gaol was renamed along with other prisons to make their locations more obvious to people unfamiliar with these areas.

HMP Leeds serves magistrates and crown courts in West Yorkshire, and parts of North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester. In addition to serving the courts, the key focus of the prison is to ensure prisoners are discharged, having had their housing needs assessed and where possible settled accommodation and employment arranged. The establishment also focuses on support to prisoners with regards to health and lifestyle, including drug detoxification and prescribing programmes as well as the delivery of the Short Duration Drugs Programme.

The prison can house up to 1,212 prisoners in six residential units, a segregation unit, First Night Centre, Vulnerable Prisoner unit and in-patients Healthcare Facility.

There have been 11 deaths at Leeds Prison since May 2013, the second worst number of prison fatalities in the country. Only HMP Woodhill has a worse record. Vikki Thompson, a transgender woman, was denied a transfer to a women’s prison. She was found dead in the prison.

The prison was a site for execution by hanging from 1847 to 1961. The final execution there was that of Zsiga Pankotia, who was executed by hangman Harry Allen for the murder of Jack Eli Myers in a house burglary in the city’s affluent Roundhay district. The final execution in the original A Block was that of 19-year-old Walter Sharpe in 1950.

The castle-style entrance range of the building and the 200 metres of perimeter wall received a Grade II heritage listing in 1976. A further two wings were added in 1994, and a new gate complex was opened in September 2002. Most of the older parts of the prison have been extensively refurbished since 2003.

In August 2003, a study by the Prison Reform Trust revealed that Leeds prison had the highest level of recorded drug use among prisoners in England & Wales – 28.3% of all inmates held at Leeds tested positive for controlled substances. In 2006 the prison became the first to migrate onto the C-NOMIS computer system. This was a large undertaking at great financial impact to the government.

In June 2008, a report by HMCIP severely criticised conditions for inmates at Leeds Prison and accused managers of making up figures relating to how long inmates spent in their cells. In reality some prisoners were out of their cells for just two and a half hours a day. The report also highlighted problems with hostile and unhelpful staff at the prison.

In June 2010, a further report by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons on their unannounced follow-up visit commented that “it is pleasing to report that this unannounced follow-up visit charted further progress in all areas, as a result of close and effective management” and that “there had been a noticeable improvement in staff-prisoner relationships and considerable management attention to aspects of diversity, in particular race.” However, the report also claimed that illicit drug use at the prison was high, in-patient and day care facilities as part of the healthcare provision remained inadequate, and the prison lacked enough purposeful activity for inmates, with many prisoners spending too much time in their cells.

In May 2013, a further inspection report found that conditions had generally improved at the prison, including lower drug use amongst prisoners and better healthcare facilities. The report also praised security at the prison and its resettlement wing. However, the report highlighted that prisoners still lacked enough purposeful activity, and that vulnerable inmates needed better protection at the prison. The report also found that the quality and quantity of food given to inmates was poor.  

Two months later, Leeds Prison was the first prison in the country to be awarded a ‘Leaders in Diversity’ award from the National Centre for Diversity. The award was given in recognition of the prisons efforts to be inclusive for LGBT staff and inmates, as well as various equality and diversity programmes at the prison for all staff and inmates.

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What Is The Dress Code For Visitors Attending Prison Visits?

When visiting a prison , there are specific dress codes that visitors are required to adhere to. These dress codes aim to maintain security, safety, and a respectful environment within the prison setting. While there may be slight variations depending on the individual prison’s policies, here are some general guidelines for dress codes when visiting a prison in the UK:

• Modest and Non-Revealing Clothing: Visitors should wear modest and non-revealing clothing. Avoid wearing clothing that is too tight, transparent, or exposes a significant amount of skin. This includes items such as mini-skirts, low-cut tops, sleeveless shirts, or shorts.
• Smart Casual Attire: The recommended dress code for visitors is typically smart casual attire. This can include trousers or skirts paired with shirts, blouses, or sweaters. Clothing should be clean, in good condition, and free of offensive or inappropriate imagery or messages.
• Avoid Certain Items: Visitors are usually not permitted to wear certain items that may raise security concerns. These can include clothing with metal buttons, excessive jewellery, belts, or items with large buckles. Additionally, visitors may be asked to remove outerwear such as coats, jackets, or hats before entering the prison.
• Footwear: Closed-toe shoes are usually required for visitors. It is important to wear comfortable shoes suitable for walking as visitors may need to go through security checks or walk through prison facilities.
• Children’s Dress Code: If children are visiting the prison, they are generally expected to follow the same dress code as adults. Parents or guardians should ensure that children are appropriately dressed and adhere to the guidelines mentioned above.

It’s important to note that dress codes can vary between different prisons and may be subject to individual prison policies. Visitors should check with the specific prison they plan to visit to ensure they are aware of any additional dress code requirements or restrictions. Adhering to the dress code helps ensure a smooth visitation process and contributes to a safe and respectful environment within the prison.

Jigsaw Visitor Centre - Leeds

Jigsaw offers a range of services to prisoners' families and prisoners at HMP Leeds. Their Visitor Centre books in visitors, provides information, advice and support through their family support team, delivers relationship and parenting courses within the prison, delivers the play area and organises special family visits. Interventions are designed to help families and prisoners make positive choices for their future wellbeing, improve the outcomes for children and reduce re-offending. The Visitor Centre has produced a booklet with information for first time visitors (please download from the site below) and offers telephone and face to face support for families and friends of prisoners. They also signpost to other services in the Leeds area.

See Jigsaw's Visitor Centre at HMP Leeds for more information.

T: 0113 203 2771

A: Jigsaw Visitors Centre, C/O HMP Leeds, 2 Gloucester Terrace, Leeds, LS8 5AN

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Secure video calls with prisoners

How to book and make a secure video call with somebody in prison.

Applies to England and Wales

You can book and take part in a secure video call with a family member or friend in prisons in England and Wales.

Video calls last up to 60 minutes and can have up to 4 people on the call talking to a prisoner. All callers must be on the prisoner’s visitor list and the ‘main caller’ must be over 18. People under 18 can be on the video call, as long as they are on the prisoner’s visitor list.

Every adult prisoner and young person in custody is offered up to two 30-minute video calls or one 60-minute video call per month. The governor may allow additional calls for wellbeing reasons and in exceptional circumstances.

Video call security

You’ll need to follow the usual prison rules around what to wear and how to behave. Remember that all calls are recorded, and prison staff may view or listen to calls as they are happening. The call can be paused or ended if prison rules are not followed.

What you’ll need to make a video call

• Mobile phone or tablet – this service is not available using a computer
• An account with a secure video calling application
• Passport, driving license or another government-issued photo ID
• Proof of address (if your ID does not include this)
• The prisoner’s name, number and date of birth
• Names, dates of birth and addresses for everyone who would like to be on the video call

How to get set up for a video call

You need to use one of 2 apps to have a video call with someone in prison. The app you need to use will depend on the prison.

To find out which app is used by the prison you wish to call, please visit the relevant GOV.UK page for individual prisons .

Step 1: Download and install an app

Download the app being used at the prison.

You can download the Prison Video app via the Prison Video website and Purple Visits app via the Purple Visits website .

Both apps are free and also available from Google Play or the Apple App Store .

You will need to install the app on your phone or tablet.

Step 2: Create an account in the app and add everyone who will be on the call

To create an account on either app you will need to be over 18 years old and have a picture of your driving license, passport or other government-issued photo ID.

It can take up to 24 hours for your account to be verified.

Once verified, set up the call: You must include the names and dates of birth of everyone who will be on the video call. You will also need to upload ID for people over 18.

Finally, add the name of the person you want to want to have the video call with as a ‘contact’.

Step 3: Make a video call request

The exact process of booking a call will depend on the prison.

For some prisons, you will be able to select a possible date and time in the next 7 days in the app. In other prisons, staff will book a date and time following a request from the prisoner.

Either way, you’ll receive a confirmation email when your video call has been scheduled.

Step 4: Get set up for the video call

You need a reliable internet connection. Wi-Fi is recommended, but you can also use 3G or 4G mobile data.

You don’t need headphones for the video call, but it may help with the sound quality.

Step 5: Have the video call

You should open your app ahead of the scheduled video call time and be ready for the call to start. Call times are fixed and cannot be extended.

Calls will be paused if anyone:

• who is not booked on the call appears on the camera
• behaves in a way that would not be appropriate for a social prison visit
• tries to record the call or take a screenshot

If a call is paused, you will need to go through a security check before it can start again.

Tips for a successful video call

Keep the camera still.

Try to keep your phone or tablet as still as possible. It may be best to rest it against something.

Good lighting and a plain background

You must have the call in a private place rather than a cafe or public space. Make sure the room is well-lit. Uneven lighting, for example sunlight, can disrupt the way the system recognises faces.

It is best to sit in front of a plain wall. Pictures or patterns in the background may affect the camera being able to stay focused on your face.

Clear sight of everyone on the call

Make sure that your whole face – and the faces of any additional people – can be seen clearly.

If there are young children on the call, make sure they either look directly at the camera or else stay out of the picture.

The call may be paused if only part of a face or the back of a head can be seen.

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The rules around prison visits in England and Wales vary depending on the prisoner’s status and the risk associated with that prisoner.

Everyone has certain legal rights, including those accused or convicted of a criminal offence. If you are being held at a police station or prison, contact us at Ashmans Solicitors. We specialise in criminal defence law and can ensure your rights are upheld. We can take your call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Prison visits – who can visit and when?

The Covid-19 pandemic impacted prison visits, limiting or preventing visitors altogether. Now restrictions are easing; we are expecting a gradual return to normality. In light of this, our criminal defence solicitors have outlined what is and is not allowed when it comes to prison visits.

First things first: who is allowed to visit and when?

There is no limit to the number of visits a prisoner can have from a legal representative or probation officer. However, regarding social visits from family and friends, the rules depend on the prisoner’s status.

Remanded in custody – if the defendant is being remanded in custody until their trial or sentencing hearing, he or she is allowed a social visit thrice weekly. A visiting order may or may not be needed.

Immediately after conviction – if the defendant is sentenced to jail time, he or she is allowed to have someone visit them within the first 72 hours of their arrival at the prison. This is known as a ‘reception visit’. A visiting order is not needed.

During the prison sentence , a convicted prisoner is entitled to one social visit per fortnight and one weekend visit every four weeks. These visits can be up to one hour long. A visiting order is needed. The prison governor can decide to allow additional visits under certain circumstances.

How Long Are Prison Visits ?

Prison visits are 1 hour long.

During a social visit, the prisoner can see three adults and accompanying children. Children under 18 cannot visit a prisoner alone; an adult must accompany them.

What’s allowed during a prison visit?

So long as it is not a ‘closed visit’, the prisoner and the visitor will be seated in the same room. Reasonable physical contact, such as a hug, should be allowed. However, the visitor cannot give anything to the prisoner, like a mobile phone. Visitors must leave all their belongings in a locker before entering the room. To ensure these rules are adhered to, the visitor may be patted down by a prison guard and asked to walk through a security arch, just like you do at the airport.

Closed visits

If prison guards believe there is a reasonable risk that the visitor will smuggle contraband to the prisoner, they may decide that any visits should be ‘closed visits’. The exact nature of a closed visit depends on the prison’s facilities. The visit may be under strict supervision, or the prisoner and visitor may be kept physically separate with a pane of glass. Closed visits do not impact the prisoner’s entitlement to visitors and usually only last for three months, after which the decision should be reviewed.

If any visitors are caught smuggling items into a prison, they can be banned. Again, this decision would usually be re-assessed after three months.

How to visit someone in prison

First, it is necessary to check whether a visiting order is needed. If so, the visiting order must be completed by the prisoner and sent to the visitor. The visitor can then book their visit with the prison in question. This can now be done online.

Visitors to category A (high security) prisons may have to be security checked and approved before visiting.

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What to Wear on a Prison Visit in the UK: Need To Know

Visiting a loved one or friend in UK prison can be a stressful experience. Following the proper dress code is key to getting approved for visitation. This article provides specifics on what is acceptable and prohibited attire when visiting UK prisons.

Overview of UK Prison Visitation Rules

The UK Prison Service provides guidelines that all visitors must adhere to:

• No revealing, offensive, or provocative clothing
• No blue denim, combat attire, or bright colors
• No tight, sheer, ripped, or holes in clothing
• Avoid excessive jewelry and accessories
• Expect to go through metal detector screening

Rules are enforced by gate security. Visitors in violation of the dress code will be denied entry.

Dress Codes for Women Visitors

Women visiting UK prisons should avoid the following:

• Low cut tops showing excessive cleavage
• See-through or excessively tight garments
• Skirts or shorts shorter than knee-length
• Ripped jeans or jeans with holes
• Leggings, yoga pants, sweat pants
• Brightly colored clothing or prints
• Revealing open back shirts or dresses
• Any clothing with offensive logos, images, or slogans

Instead, ideal choices include:

• Modest dresses or long skirts below the knee
• Dark colored trousers
• Collared blouses or casual shirts
• Cardigans or sweaters
• Comfortable but conservative shoes
• Minimal makeup and jewelry

The key is dressing conservatively and not wearing anything form-fitting or provocative.

Dress Codes for Men Visitors

Male visitors should similarly avoid:

• Ripped or overly casual jeans
• Shorts of any kind
• Athletic wear including track pants and hoodies
• Sleeveless vests or tank tops
• Brightly colored clothing
• Clothing with offensive slogans or images
• Excessive jewelry like chains or oversized watches

Recommended options include:

• Button down shirts or polos
• Trousers including chinos, slacks, khakis
• Simple shoes like loafers
• Dark colored jumpers or cardigans
• A belt with shirt tucked in

Conservative, clean-cut attire is required. Business casual is ideal.

Rules for Children’s Clothing

If bringing children along:

• No overly revealing clothing
• Avoid bright colors that could denote gang affiliation
• No clothing with controversial images or wording
• No ripped or tight jeans
• Leggings must be worn under dress or skirt
• Onesies acceptable for infants

Comfortable play outfits are fine as long as they meet guidelines.

Banned Clothing Items

The following are expressly prohibited:

• Blue denim  – Not permitted under any circumstance due to gang connotations
• Camouflage  – Banned for security reasons
• Sports team attire  – Jersey shirts or team logos are restricted
• Hats and hoods  – Must be removed for security screening
• Coats and jackets  – Outerwear must be stored in lockers

Leave any clothing falling into these categories at home.

Tips for Finding Approved Outfits

• Shop for dress code suitable items well in advance of your scheduled visit
• Look for wardrobe staples in dark, neutral colors
• Avoid latest fashion trends and any provocative styles
• Try on outfits and test flexibility – make sure nothing is too tight or revealing when bending over or reaching
• Scarves, shawls, and ties should be simple with no controversial images/logos

Give yourself plenty of options accounting for weather and last minute issues.

Screening Process at Check-In

At prison check-in, visitors go through multiple security checks:

• ID verification  – Photo ID is checked against approved visitors list
• Metal detector  – Scan screens for prohibited items
• Pat down  – Guests may undergo further physical inspection
• Dress code check  – Outfits are reviewed for violations
• Contraband check  – Bags, coats, gifts are carefully searched

If any contraband is found or dress code violated, visitation is denied.

Consequences of Wearing Unapproved Outfits

If your attire violates prison visitation policies, these are the consequences:

• Denied entry with no visit that day
• Future visits may be blocked or require re-approval
• Embarrassment and frustration after long journeys to the prison
• Letting down the incarcerated loved one expecting the visit
• Wasted time and money making the trip to the facility

Avoid this by carefully adhering to the dress code.

Visiting loved ones in UK prisons comes with a strict dress code. Following the conservative clothing guidelines helps ensure a smooth entry process and a successful visit. Leave prohibited items like ripped jeans or hoodies at home. Both male and female visitors should opt for modest, non-revealing choices absent of logos and bright colors. Dress for a formal occasion to respect facilities’ security needs. Focus your visit on connecting with your incarcerated family or friends.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does every uk prison have the same visitation dress code.

Generally yes, since policies come from Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. But always check your specific prison’s website for any facility-specific variations.

Can I just wear whatever is comfortable?

No, prisons have very strict dress code rules that exclude casual and revealing clothing for security reasons. Following them is mandatory for getting approved to visit.

Do the rules differ for solicitors or professional visitors?

Solicitors and professionals may have slightly more leniency but should still avoid casual wear. Check with the specific prison for guidelines.

Can I change clothes if denied for my outfit?

Usually not; once denied entry you will not be allowed to visit that day. Come appropriately dressed the first time to avoid this.

Can I wear jewelry?

Minimal jewelry like a simple necklace, rings, stud earrings are OK but avoid anything excessive. Bangles, chains, hoops may show up on the metal detector.

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Certified Normal Accommodation (CNA): 641

Population: 1103

Leeds is a category B local prison, built in 1847. It was formerly known as Armley Prison.

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Certified Normal Accommodation (CNA) is the prison service’s own measure of how many prisoners can be held in decent and safe accommodation. Any occupancy above CNA means that the prison in question is overcrowded.

Prisons in England and Wales fall into four separate security categories. Some prisons can operate under more than one category.

Category A : Category A prisons are high security prisons, holding those individuals considered the most threatening to the public should they escape. Category A prisons should not be overcrowded, given the high levels of security required.

Category B: Category B prisons, or local prisons, are the largest category of prison. They tend to hold un-sentenced prisoners, prisoners on remand awaiting trial, short-sentenced prisoners or those newly sentenced and awaiting transfer to another prison category. Category B prisons tend to be the most overcrowded, with a constantly churning population.

Category C: Category C prisons are sometimes called ‘training prisons’. They are meant to offer education and training to prisoners and the vast majority of prisoners on longer sentences will spend time in Category C accommodation. Historically not overcrowded, we now see more and more Category C prisons running overcrowded regimes.

Category D: Category D prisons offer open conditions and house those who can be reasonably trusted not to try to escape. Prisoners in Category D prisons will be given Release On Temporary Licence (ROTL) to work in the community or go on home leave, usually returning to the prison in the early evening. The majority of Category D prisoners will be towards the end of their sentence, and their period in open conditions is preparing them for their eventual release. Category D prisons tend not to be overcrowded.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Armley prison and vows to tackle drugs, weapons and crime

The Prime Minister warned that jails cannot become "factories for making bad people worse"

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Armley prison today after announcing a £100 million investment package to boost security in prisons.

Mr Johnson walked around HM Prison Leeds, the category B prison in Armley, which was one of the country's most overcrowded when it was inspected two years ago.

Mr Johnson has vowed to stop the flow of drugs, weapons and phones flooding into prisons, in a bid to cut violence and ensure sentences rehabilitate offenders.

During the 2017 inspection, 60 per cent of inmates at HM Prison Leeds reported that drugs were easy to get hold of in prison.

Violence and drugs in prisons have been in the spotlight in recent times, with prison officers staging a mass walkout last year over safety concerns.

Labour accused the PM of 'timidly tinkering at the edges', saying the investment falls short of the sum needed to reverse the damage caused by years of Conservative cuts.

Announcing the pledge, Mr Johnson said: "We cannot allow our prisons to become factories for making bad people worse.

"We will stop the drugs, weapons and the mobile phones coming in, so we can safeguard victims, protect staff, cut violence and make our prisons properly equipped to reform and rehabilitate."

The Ministry of Justice said the funding, provided to jails in England and Wales, has been released by the Treasury and will be immediately available.

The sum will fund an increase in X-ray scanners and metal detectors across the prison estate, and be used to target drug smugglers and kingpins who continue to run their rings from behind bars.

It will also be used to strengthen the corruption unit that identifies dishonest prison staff.

And it will expand technology to detect and block mobiles being used in prisons and identify those harassing victims or organising drug deals from within prison.

Problems at HMP LEEDS

• Elite officers have been called to HM Prison Leeds 44 times over the last three years to deal with serious incidents. The specialist unit, known as the National Tactical Response Group, were called to the prison in Armley to deal with hostage taking situations, rooftop protests, a riot and 'incidents at height' where prisoners gain access to safety netting between 2016 and 2018.  

The number of attacks by prisoners on prison officers and other inmates at HMP Leeds has hit a record high – for the second year running.There were 560 attacks recorded at the Armley jail last year.

Self-harm among prisoners at Leeds Prison continues to rise to record levels - there were 778 incidents of self-harm at the Armley jail in 2017/18.

According to a report from the Howard League for Penal Reform just 78% of prisoners in a survey at the Armley jail said they were permitted to shower every day in 2017.

HMP Leeds had the greatest number of prison officers quit after a year or less in the post. Some 31 new prison officers* left the Armley jail in 2018 having served 12 months or less.

Earlier today Morley and Outwood MP Andrea Jenkyns tweeted that the PM had had a 'great reception' in Leeds .

Leeds MP: 'Measures fall 'woefully short'

Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon was critical of the scale of the announcement.

"These measures fall woefully short of what is needed to make our prisons safe. Faced with a prisons emergency caused by austerity, Boris Johnson is timidly tinkering at the edges," the Labour MP said.

"Reckless Tory cuts to staffing and budgets unleashed unprecedented levels of violence in our prisons.

"Boris Johnson should set out a detailed plan and provide proper funding to ensure that our prisons have the staffing and resources needed to focus on rehabilitation and reducing re-offending."

Liberal Democrat justice spokeswoman Wera Hobhouse said it was a 'hollow move' by Mr Johnson which 'fails to tackle the causes of crime'.

"The further funding announced is still not being used to rehabilitate people to stop them committing crimes in the first place," she said.

"Boris Johnson can lock people up for longer or search people on their way in and out of prison, but none of this bravado will actually make our streets safer."

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Justice secretary Robert Buckland, QC, said there is a 'direct link' between crime in prison wings and on the streets.

"By disrupting those who continue to offend behind bars, we can keep our staff and other prisoners safe, and make sure that prisons truly fulfil their purpose of protecting the public," he added.

The spending pledge is the latest in a string of announcements from the PM, each adding to suspicions a general election is looming.

Mr Johnson pledged £2.5 billion to create an extra 10,000 prison places over the weekend and £85 million for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on Monday.

In recent weeks, the Government has also announced a £1.8 billion cash injection for the NHS and £2.1 billion boost to no-deal Brexit preparations.

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Leeds prison punished inmates by restricting showers, report finds

Staff at HMP Leeds restricted access during hot weather in June 2020, with shielding inmates also affected

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Prisoners were unlawfully prevented from showering daily as punishment for poor behaviour, with shielding and self-isolating inmates also unable to do so, according to a damning report .

The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) at HMP Leeds also expressed “great concern” that an incident of a prison officer using undue force with a prisoner situated on the ground was not reported to the police. The officer was later dismissed after an investigation.

The annual report on the category B prison reveals that incidents of self-harm increased during periods of lockdown, and five prisoners killed themselves this year. Board members expressed concern of the “indignity of sharing a small cell” in which prisoners were forced to eat and use the toilet.

Inspectors in June 2020 observed staff members punishing inmates by withdrawing access to a shower, sometimes for more than a day. The report from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons said this practice would “always be unacceptable” but was “especially inappropriate” because of the hot weather at the time. The IMB report notes it stopped after the inspectors’ visit, but that not all prisoners were able to shower every day if they were isolating or shielding.

The prison in Armley, built for 600 men in 1847, now has a capacity for 1,110 people. During 2020, the inmates were confined to their cells for 23 hours a day – with 30 allotted minutes for exercise and 15-20 minutes for a shower – from March to December.

The members said that while the cost of single-cell accommodation would be prohibitive, the board “cannot consider that it is acceptable that the consumption of food occurs in the same space as integral toilet facilities”.

The report says that “curtailed, strict regime with confinement” meant that “levels of violence reduced dramatically”, although each time the regime was relaxed, incidences of bullying and violence would increase. There were 265 instances of violence recorded last year, 170 of which were prisoner-on-prisoner assaults or fights and 95 of which were assaults on staff.

A total of 675 incidents of self-harm were recorded – a drop from the previous year, when Ministry of Justice data recorded 1,062 self-harm incidents at the prison, the highest figure since comparable records began in 2004.

The report said the chair of the IMB, made up of unpaid members of the public appointed to monitor the day-to-day life in their local prison, attended a “use of force scrutiny” meeting where video footage was shown of a “prison officer acting in such a forceful way with a prisoner on the ground that he was suspended pending investigation and subsequently dismissed from the service”. “It is of great concern that the board later found out that this matter had not been reported to the police,” it continues.

A separate report published last week into a prisoner’s suicide in 2018 found that an officer had been sacked afterwards for not checking on him hourly and faking records. There have been 15 self-inflicted deaths of prisoners housed in HMP Leeds since January 2015.

During a visit to HMP Leeds in 2019, Boris Johnson said he did not want “to see prisons just be factories to turn bad people worse”.

A Prison Service spokesperson said: “The inspection found prisoners were treated fairly and humanely.

“We took swift action to ensure all prisoners had access to showers daily, while every use-of-force incident is reviewed and investigated when necessary.”

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HMP Leeds invited Healthwatch Leeds (HWL) to find out what works well and what can be improved with the healthcare in Armley prison

HMP Leeds invited Healthwatch Leeds (HWL) to find out what works well and what can be improved with the healthcare in Armley prison, following the implementation of a new contract with healthcare service provider Care UK. You can read all the recommendations in the report on the left below are a sample of some of our recommendations.

Recommendations

Consider putting a ‘confidential box’ on wings that could be used to report bullying.

Reviewing the reception process so the prisoners can be assessed by the health team on the first night.

Formalising a system so all new arrivals are seen by the HCRs and given written and/or verbal information about healthcare service.

Action Plan

HMP Leeds have supplied us with an action plan responding to our recommendations, here a few to see them all click on the report on the left hand side.

All applications now have a reply slip attached that enables us to immediately inform the patients when we have made an appointment. The slips are put in sealed envelopes and given to the Healthcare Reps to distribute.

Each clinician has been instructed to rebook appointments when call up officers are unable to collect patients to attend healthcare appointments.

The Safer Custody department has a community concern form that is available on each PID desk to report issues of concern. This is placed in the complaints box and collected daily. Consider a relaunch to raise awareness.

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Arizona Reinstates 160-Year-Old Abortion Ban

The state’s highest court said the law, moribund for decades under Roe v. Wade, was now enforceable, but it put its decision on hold for a lower court to hear other challenges to the law.

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Jack Healy reported from Phoenix and Kellen Browning from San Francisco.

Arizona’s highest court on Tuesday upheld an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions, a decision that could have far-reaching consequences for women’s health care and election-year politics in a critical battleground state.

“Physicians are now on notice that all abortions, except those necessary to save a woman’s life, are illegal,” the court said in a 4-to-2 decision.

But the court, whose justices are all Republican appointees, also put its ruling on hold for the moment and sent the matter back to a lower court for additional arguments about the law’s constitutionality. Abortion providers said they expected to continue performing abortions through May as their lawyers and Democratic lawmakers searched for new legal arguments and additional tactics to delay the ruling.

The ruling immediately set off a political earthquake. Democrats condemned it as a “stain” on Arizona that would put women’s lives at risk. Several Republicans, sensing political peril, also criticized the ruling and called for the Republican-controlled Legislature to repeal it.

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The state’s highest court on Tuesday upheld an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions.

The decision from the Arizona Supreme Court concerned a law that was on the books long before Arizona achieved statehood. It outlaws abortion from the moment of conception, except when necessary to save the life of the mother, and it makes no exceptions for rape or incest. Doctors prosecuted under the law could face fines and prison terms of two to five years.

Planned Parenthood Arizona, the plaintiff, and other abortion-rights supporters argued that the 1864 ban, which had sat dormant for decades, had essentially been overtaken by years of subsequent Arizona laws regulating and limiting abortion — primarily, a 2022 law banning abortion after the 15th week of pregnancy.

But the territorial-era ban was never repealed. And the Arizona Supreme Court said Arizona’s Legislature had not created a right to abortion when it passed the 15-week ban. Because the federal right to abortion in Roe v. Wade had now been overturned, nothing in federal or state law prevented Arizona from enforcing the near-total ban, the court wrote.

“Because the federal constitutional right to abortion that overrode § 13-3603 no longer exists, the statute is now enforceable,” the court’s four-person majority wrote, using the statutory number of the 1864 ban.

Justice Bill Montgomery recused himself from the case after the publication of news reports that he had written a Facebook post saying that Planned Parenthood had participated in “the greatest generational genocide known to man.”

The court’s ruling was a stinging loss for abortion-rights supporters, who said it would put doctors in legal jeopardy, prompt clinics in Arizona to stop providing abortions and force women to travel to nearby states like California, New Mexico or Colorado to end their pregnancies.

At a news conference on Tuesday, Dr. Atsuko Koyama, an abortion provider in Phoenix, said she had recently provided abortions to one woman trying to flee an abusive partner and another whose pregnancy had endangered her health. She said that the court’s ruling would end that kind of care and that it “criminalizes me.”

President Biden called the ban “cruel,” and said that it was a result of “the extreme agenda of Republican elected officials who are committed to ripping away women’s freedom.”

“Millions of Arizonans will soon live under an even more extreme and dangerous abortion ban, which fails to protect women even when their health is at risk or in tragic cases of rape or incest,” he said in a statement.

Arizona’s attorney general, Kris Mayes, a Democrat, called the ruling “unconscionable and an affront to freedom.” She promised to mount a legal effort to fight off implementation of the law and said she would not prosecute doctors for providing abortions.

It is unclear whether other Arizona prosecutors will follow suit.

Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, issued an executive order putting authority to prosecute abortion-related cases under the attorney general. Ms. Mayes said on Tuesday that she would refuse to allow Arizona’s elected county attorneys to bring cases under the 1864 ban, potentially opening a new legal fight with Republican prosecutors and abortion opponents.

Jake Warner, a senior counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian advocacy group that argued to reinstate the near-total ban, said at a news conference that he believed county prosecutors had the authority “to enforce the law as written, and so protect unborn life here in Arizona.”

At a news conference on Tuesday, Ms. Hobbs and other Democratic politicians decried the decision as “a stain on our state” that would energize abortion-rights supporters to vote in November’s elections.

Anti-abortion groups cheered the ruling.

“Life is a human right, and today’s decision allows the state to respect that right and fully protect life again — just as the Legislature intended,” Mr. Warner said. “We celebrate the Arizona Supreme Court’s decision that allows the state’s pro-life law to again protect the lives of countless, innocent, unborn children.”

Republicans control both chambers of the Legislature. The governor, Ms. Hobbs, is a first-term Democrat who campaigned on supporting abortion rights.

State Senator T.J. Shope, a Republican who represents a suburban and rural area south of Phoenix, said he would work to repeal the 1864 ban but leave in place a 15-week prohibition on abortions that was passed two years ago and signed into law by the previous governor, Doug Ducey, a Republican.

The stakes could also be significant for races up and down the ballot in Arizona this fall, after former President Donald J. Trump said this week that he thought abortion rights should be left up to the states to decide.

Political scientists in Arizona said the court’s abortion ruling was far out of step with public opinion. Only 7 percent of Arizona voters said they supported an outright abortion ban with no exceptions, according to a poll conducted last month by YouGov and Samara Klar, a political science professor at the University of Arizona.

Democrats, who seized on abortion to win campaigns for governor and attorney general in midterm elections two years ago, said it would galvanize their supporters , who were already pushing for a state constitutional right to abortion as a ballot initiative in November. In other states where abortion has been at risk of being curtailed, voters have turned out in force to protect it.

Representative Ruben Gallego, running unopposed in the Democratic primary for Senate, criticized the ruling and tied it to his opponent, Kari Lake, who called the near-total ban a “great law” when she was running for governor in 2022.

“Yet again, extremist politicians like Kari Lake are forcing themselves into doctors’ offices and ripping away the right for women to make their own health care decisions,” Mr. Gallego said, adding that he would do “whatever it takes to protect abortion rights at the federal level.”

Ms. Lake has been emblematic of a Republican shift on abortion . She came out against a federal ban last year while still backing the 15-week restriction that was in effect in Arizona, and she said on Tuesday that it was “abundantly clear that the pre-statehood law is out of step with Arizonans.” Ms. Lake called on the Legislature and Ms. Hobbs, her 2022 opponent in the governor’s race, to “come up with an immediate common sense solution.”

Representatives Juan Ciscomani and David Schweikert, two Republicans facing re-election challenges in closely divided districts, also criticized the ruling and urged state lawmakers to address it.

Tracking Abortion Bans Across the Country

The New York Times is tracking the status of abortion laws in each state following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

For nearly two years, supporters and opponents of abortion rights in Arizona have been fighting in court over whether the 1864 law could still be enforced, or whether it had been effectively overtaken and neutered by decades of other state laws that regulate and restrict abortion but stop short of banning it entirely.

The 1864 ban had sat mothballed for decades, one of several sweeping state abortion-ban laws that were moribund while Roe v. Wade was in effect but became the focus of intense political and legal action after Roe fell.

Abortions in Wisconsin were largely halted because of an 1849 ban, but resumed last September after a judge said the law did not make abortions illegal. In Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, signed a repeal of a 1931 ban on abortion last spring after voters added abortion-rights protections to the state constitution.

Elizabeth Dias contributed reporting.

Jack Healy is a Phoenix-based national correspondent who focuses on the fast-changing politics and climate of the Southwest. He has worked in Iraq and Afghanistan and is a graduate of the University of Missouri’s journalism school. More about Jack Healy

Kellen Browning is a Times reporter covering the 2024 election, with a focus on the swing states of Nevada and Arizona. More about Kellen Browning