HM Prison Winchester

at Romsey Rd, Winchester , SO22 5DF United Kingdom

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HM Prison Winchester
Romsey Rd
Winchester SO22 5DF
United Kingdom
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HM Prison Winchester is a Category B men's prison, located in Winchester, Hampshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.HistoryThere has probably been a prison in Winchester, mainly known as Winchester gaol, since the thirteenth century.Winchester Prison was built to a Victorian radial design, with five 'spokes' radiating from a central hub. Four of these are used for prisoner accommodation and one for administration.Between 1900 and 1963, 16 executions took place at the prison. The last was that of Dennis Whitty, convicted of capital murder at Cornwall Assizes, and hanged on 17 December 1963.In 1995 serial killer Rosemary West, wife of Fred West, was held in Winchester on remand for the duration of her trial in Winchester Crown Court. Each day she was driven from her specially built unit within the male segregation block half a mile down the road to the court.In December 2001, a convicted murderer escaped from Winchester Prison by scaling the wall. The prisoner went on the run after using a home-made handsaw to saw through the bars of his ground floor cell window. He then used a rope and grappling hook to scale the 30-feet wall of the prison. The prisoner was recaptured days later.

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HM Prison Winchester is Winchester based place and this enity listed in Public Services & Government category. Located at Romsey Rd SO22 5DF. Contact phone number of HM Prison Winchester: 01962 723000

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HM Prison Winchester
Romsey Rd Winchester SO22 5DF United Kingdom