Prisons

We successfully manage and care for the offender population, and prepare them for their future in society. We design, build, manage and finance prisons on behalf of governments in the United Kingdom

We pioneered the concept of contracting out the management of prisons to the private sector to bring additional value, expertise and ideas to HM Prison Service.

Training of prisoners plays a vital role and the prime objective is to stop re-offending by teaching them skills that will help their reintegration into society.  We provide an environment that emulates in all aspects the conditions, practices and standards offered as well as those expected by industrial employers.  We give prisoners real work experience and instill the ethics required in business. We provide opportunities for prisoners to gain national vocational qualifications and these demonstrate to potential employers the commitment needed by offenders to find work.

HMP Wolds in Hull, which opened in 1992, was the first contract for a privately managed prison in England. It is a category ‘C’ training prison that holds 350 sentenced male adults that has a minimum of 6 months to serve at category ‘C’.

HMP Altcourse in Liverpool was the first private finance initiative (PFI) prison to open in the UK.  It is a category ‘B’ prison that holds 1288 young offenders and adult males sentenced and remanded.

HMP & YOI Parc in Bridgend, South Wales is a category ‘B’ local prison. The prison holds 1200 sentenced adult males.  A separate unit was opened to enable the Youth Justice Board (YJB) to house 64 17 year old young males sentenced and remanded.

HMP Rye Hill near Rugby, is a category ‘B’ training prison that holds 660 sentenced males adults, which includes a separate unit for 150 vulnerable prisoners which has its own regime and facilities.