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<p>The total population and capacity of the prison estate is published weekly at <a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics" target="_blank">Prison
population statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. The population and capacity of each
individual prison is published monthly at the same link.</p><p>On 27 March 2020, the
total population was 83,189 and the useable operational capacity of the estate was
85,583. On 2 December 2022, the total population was 82,896 and the useable operational
capacity was 84,148.</p><p>A table showing the capacity, population and places out
of use at each adult male prison on 2 December 2022 has been provided below. Prison
capacity can be taken out of use temporarily for a number of reasons.</p><p>All new
prison capacity is brought into use in a phased and controlled way, so only cells
that are available for use are included below. With regard to places out of use, these
have only been listed where the losses affect the deliverable operational capacity
of the site, and so is limited to sites where losses are not mitigated by other means
(e.g. temporary accommodation).</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Prison Name</p></td><td><p>Population</p></td><td><p>Current
Op Cap</p></td><td><p>Places out of use</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Altcourse</p></td><td><p>1161</p></td><td><p>1164</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashfield</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>402</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belmarsh</p></td><td><p>718</p></td><td><p>774</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Berwyn</p></td><td><p>1817</p></td><td><p>1820</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>971</p></td><td><p>977</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brinsford</p></td><td><p>488</p></td><td><p>539</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>563</p></td><td><p>566</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brixton</p></td><td><p>741</p></td><td><p>786</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckley
Hall</p></td><td><p>461</p></td><td><p>469</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bullingdon</p></td><td><p>902</p></td><td><p>921</p></td><td><p>191</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bure</p></td><td><p>621</p></td><td><p>643</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>739</p></td><td><p>777</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channings
Wood</p></td><td><p>689</p></td><td><p>724</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>695</p></td><td><p>720</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coldingley</p></td><td><p>481</p></td><td><p>494</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dartmoor</p></td><td><p>632</p></td><td><p>640</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deerbolt</p></td><td><p>311</p></td><td><p>323</p></td><td><p>206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>1142</p></td><td><p>1145</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dovegate</p></td><td><p>1159</p></td><td><p>1160</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>968</p></td><td><p>985</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmley</p></td><td><p>1129</p></td><td><p>1157</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Erlestoke</p></td><td><p>434</p></td><td><p>468</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter</p></td><td><p>384</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>112</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Featherstone</p></td><td><p>677</p></td><td><p>687</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>322</p></td><td><p>208</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Five
Wells</p></td><td><p>871</p></td><td><p>876</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p>387</p></td><td><p>389</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest
Bank</p></td><td><p>1457</p></td><td><p>1460</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>827</p></td><td><p>852</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full
Sutton</p></td><td><p>581</p></td><td><p>594</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>795</p></td><td><p>845</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>591</p></td><td><p>608</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grendon</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guys
Marsh</p></td><td><p>476</p></td><td><p>511</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hatfield</p></td><td><p>298</p></td><td><p>334</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewell</p></td><td><p>916</p></td><td><p>933</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High
Down</p></td><td><p>1092</p></td><td><p>1113</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint</p></td><td><p>1259</p></td><td><p>1270</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hollesley
Bay</p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p>503</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme
House</p></td><td><p>1173</p></td><td><p>1179</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>947</p></td><td><p>958</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>997</p></td><td><p>1019</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Huntercombe</p></td><td><p>460</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>628</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle
of Wight</p></td><td><p>1002</p></td><td><p>1035</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkham</p></td><td><p>483</p></td><td><p>699</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklevington
Grange</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster
Farms</p></td><td><p>556</p></td><td><p>560</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>1108</p></td><td><p>1110</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>326</p></td><td><p>346</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes</p></td><td><p>612</p></td><td><p>618</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leyhill</p></td><td><p>438</p></td><td><p>461</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln</p></td><td><p>662</p></td><td><p>664</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>932</p></td><td><p>932</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Littlehey</p></td><td><p>1188</p></td><td><p>1188</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>816</p></td><td><p>820</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long
Lartin</p></td><td><p>479</p></td><td><p>514</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowdham
Grange</p></td><td><p>842</p></td><td><p>856</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maidstone</p></td><td><p>587</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>681</p></td><td><p>741</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>958</p></td><td><p>1006</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morton
Hall</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>333</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mount,
The</p></td><td><p>1024</p></td><td><p>1048</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
Sea Camp</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>1335</p></td><td><p>1348</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>725</p></td><td><p>733</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>897</p></td><td><p>905</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakwood</p></td><td><p>2084</p></td><td><p>2106</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onley</p></td><td><p>731</p></td><td><p>742</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parc</p></td><td><p>1641</p></td><td><p>1663</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pentonville</p></td><td><p>1141</p></td><td><p>1150</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough
Male</p></td><td><p>899</p></td><td><p>916</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portland</p></td><td><p>519</p></td><td><p>538</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prescoed</p></td><td><p>247</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>681</p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>1036</p></td><td><p>1084</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>1003</p></td><td><p>1016</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>676</p></td><td><p>695</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rye
Hill</p></td><td><p>647</p></td><td><p>664</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spring
Hill</p></td><td><p>289</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stafford</p></td><td><p>751</p></td><td><p>752</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standford
Hill</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>464</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stocken</p></td><td><p>1040</p></td><td><p>1071</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke
Heath</p></td><td><p>760</p></td><td><p>781</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudbury</p></td><td><p>536</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaleside</p></td><td><p>924</p></td><td><p>950</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea</p></td><td><p>411</p></td><td><p>468</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swinfen
Hall</p></td><td><p>614</p></td><td><p>624</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thameside</p></td><td><p>1201</p></td><td><p>1232</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thorn
Cross</p></td><td><p>381</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Usk</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>276</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Verne.
The</p></td><td><p>599</p></td><td><p>608</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wakefield</p></td><td><p>737</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>1607</p></td><td><p>1628</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warren
Hill</p></td><td><p>266</p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>747</p></td><td><p>762</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>846</p></td><td><p>856</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whatton</p></td><td><p>815</p></td><td><p>816</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitemoor</p></td><td><p>315</p></td><td><p>333</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester</p></td><td><p>625</p></td><td><p>670</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodhill</p></td><td><p>501</p></td><td><p>536</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood
Scrubs</p></td><td><p>1213</p></td><td><p>1280</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wymott</p></td><td><p>1135</p></td><td><p>1144</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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