Verne (HM Prison)

Verne (HM Prison)

Infobox HM Prison
name = HMP Verne


size = 200px
caption = Built on the highest point of Portland, the Verne is surrounded by cliffs and a moat, with two entrances - one via a footbridge and one via this tunnel
opened = 1949
type = Adult Male/Category C
figures = 506 (August 2008)
location = Tophill, Isle of Portland
governor = Denise Hodder
prisonid = 480

The Verne is one of HM Prisons on Tophill on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. It occupies a former Army Citadel, built by convicts in the 19th Century to protect Portland Port and Portland Harbour. It is particularly used for prisoners who are foreign nationals.

Education and training at Verne are outsourced to four contractors. Education is offered on a Part-time only basis. An "Information Advice and Guidance centre" is open to prisoners, and Job Centre Plus operates from the prison twice a month. Other facilities include a community centre for prisoners, a shop and a gymnasium. There is no staffed Visitors Centre at Verne Prison, but there is a waiting room with toilets and vending machines. A canteen and children's play area are also available.

ee also

* Verne Citadel

External links

*
* [http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/prisoninformation/locateaprison/prison.asp?id=480,15,2,15,480,0 Page on the HM Prisons website] with image that could well be a Giorgio de Chirico painting - pity it is just a thumbnail.
* [http://www.isleofportlandpictures.org.uk/Verne Historic pictures of the Verne Citadel and Prison]


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