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| Location | Tardebigge, Worcestershire |
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| Coordinates | 52°19′17″N 1°59′35″W / 52.3214°N 1.9931°W |
| Security class | Adult Male, Category B |
| Capacity | 1094 (as of November 2023) [1] |
| Population | 992 (as of November 2023)[2] |
| Opened | 2008 (1946) |
| Former name | HMPs Blakenhurst, Brockhill and Hewell Grange |
| Managed by | HM Prison Services |
| Governor | Paul Newton |
| Website | Hewell at justice.gov.uk |
HM Prison Hewell is a multiple security category men's prison in the village of Tardebigge in Worcestershire, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.
On 16 October 2019, the Ministry of Justice announced that HMP Hewell's open site (the former HMP Hewell Grange) will close due to its current condition branded by inspectors as unacceptable and refurbishing would not deliver value for the taxpayer.[3] The site closed shortly after in March 2020.[4]
- ^ "HMP Hewell" (PDF). HM Inspectorate of Prisons. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "HMP Hewell" (PDF). HM Inspectorate of Prisons. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Prison set to close today after being branded 'worst jail in UK'". 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Grange prison conditions 'deteriorated after closure news'". BBC. Retrieved 5 April 2024.