Cookham Wood (HM Prison)

Cookham Wood (HM Prison)
HMP Cookham Wood
Opened 1978
Management HM Prison Service
Prison type Juveniles/Young offenders
Prisoner figures 157 (December 2008)
Location Rochester, Kent
Governor Emily Thomas
Information www.justice.gov.uk

HM Prison Cookham Wood is a male juveniles' prison and Young Offenders Institution in the village of Borstal (near Rochester) in Kent, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.

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History

The prison was built in 1978, next to HMP Rochester and was named Cookham Wood Young Offenders Institution. The new prison was originally for young men, but its use was changed to meet the growing need for secure female accommodation at the time.

In 1998 the prison started accepting female juvenile offenders (aged 12–14), and was refurbished for that purpose. The costs involved with the refurbishment and the new facilities provided at the prison led to the media branding Cookham Wood "Britain's most controversial jail".[1]

In a 2003 report the Prison Reform Trust criticised Cookham Wood for being one of the most overcrowded women's prison in the UK. The report also highlighted serious drug misuse amongst inmates at the prison.[2] However, a 2005 report by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons commended the prison for improving standards.[3]

In 2007 the Prison Service announced that Cookham Wood wood be converted to accept male young offenders. This was due to increased demand for places in men's prisons in the UK.[4] Cookham Wood formally started taking male prisoners during 2008.

The prison today

Cookham Wood is a Juvenile Prison and Young Offenders Institution, holding males aged 15 to 18. Accommodation at the prison consists mainly of single occupancy cells, with some double cells.

All inmates have access to showers, and 45 minutes outside in the open air every day. The prison operates a resettlement programme for inmates coming to the end of their sentences, and has links to community groups and employers.

Notable former inmates

References

External links

Coordinates: 51°21′51″N 0°29′39″E / 51.364031°N 0.494277°E / 51.364031; 0.494277


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