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| Location | Leicester, Leicestershire |
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| Coordinates | 52°35′00″N 1°08′42″W / 52.5832°N 1.1451°W |
| Status | Under construction |
| Managed by | HM Prison Services |
HMP Fosse Way is a Category C prison in Leicester, England, UK. It has a planned capacity of 1,930 male inmates and cost £286 million to construct. [1] It is operated by Serco, under a ten-year contract, and received its first prisoners on Monday 29 May 2023.
The prison is being constructed on the site of HM Prison Glen Parva, which closed in 2017. [2]
In August 2022, a proposal to increase the size of the prison to accommodate 250 additional inmates was announced. [3] In December 2022, the proposal was approved. [2]
- ^ https://insidetime.org/fosse-way-prison-opens-for-business/
- ^ a b "HMP Fosse Way: Plans to expand new prison approved". BBC News. 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ "HMP Fosse Way: Plan to further expand prison under construction". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
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| Location | Leicester, Leicestershire |
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| Coordinates | 52°35′00″N 1°08′42″W / 52.5832°N 1.1451°W |
| Status | Under construction |
| Managed by | HM Prison Services |
HMP Fosse Way is a Category C prison in Leicester, England, UK. It has a planned capacity of 1,930 male inmates and cost £286 million to construct. [1] It is operated by Serco, under a ten-year contract, and received its first prisoners on Monday 29 May 2023.
The prison is being constructed on the site of HM Prison Glen Parva, which closed in 2017. [2]
In August 2022, a proposal to increase the size of the prison to accommodate 250 additional inmates was announced. [3] In December 2022, the proposal was approved. [2]
- ^ https://insidetime.org/fosse-way-prison-opens-for-business/
- ^ a b "HMP Fosse Way: Plans to expand new prison approved". BBC News. 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ "HMP Fosse Way: Plan to further expand prison under construction". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-12-16.