54°32′31″N 5°55′37″W / 54.542°N 5.927°W
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Location | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
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Status | Fully operational |
Security class | Medium |
Capacity | 306 single cell accommodation inc. YOC |
Opened | Unknown |
Managed by | Northern Ireland Prison Service |
HM Prison Hydebank Wood, also known as Hydebank Wood College and Women's Prison, [1] is a women's prison and young offender's centre located in South Belfast.
A young offenders centre (YOC) holding young male prisoners is located on the same site. [2] The YOC houses young males between 18 and 24 years of age, and the site has also been used at times to hold immigration detainees. [3] The institution put a great deal of effort into improving the diet of young offenders and this transformed many of them for the better. [4]
54°32′31″N 5°55′37″W / 54.542°N 5.927°W
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Location | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
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Status | Fully operational |
Security class | Medium |
Capacity | 306 single cell accommodation inc. YOC |
Opened | Unknown |
Managed by | Northern Ireland Prison Service |
HM Prison Hydebank Wood, also known as Hydebank Wood College and Women's Prison, [1] is a women's prison and young offender's centre located in South Belfast.
A young offenders centre (YOC) holding young male prisoners is located on the same site. [2] The YOC houses young males between 18 and 24 years of age, and the site has also been used at times to hold immigration detainees. [3] The institution put a great deal of effort into improving the diet of young offenders and this transformed many of them for the better. [4]