- Stocken (HM Prison)
Infobox HM Prison
name = HMP Stocken
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opened =1985
type = Adult Male/Category C
figures = 806 (January 2008)
location = Stretton,Rutland
governor = Steve Turner
prisonid = 545HM Prison Stocken is a
Category C closed training prison in the parish of Stretton in the county ofRutland ,England .Built in 1985 as a young offender institution, HMP Stocken opened as a Category C closed training prison. It has since expanded with new wings added in 1990, 1997, 1998 and an MTU opened in April 2003. The operational capacity is 506 men (as of January 2008).
The prisons regime includes education (full/part-time), workshops, training courses, gardens, recycling and a maintenance department. Other features include a Listener Scheme, a drug free wing, a Therapeutic Community wing, Resettlement Unit, and a Offender Management and Interventions Unit.
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