HM Prison Oakwood

HMP Oakwood

Oakwood under construction in April 2011
Location	Featherstone, Staffordshire, England
Coordinates	52°38′48″N 2°06′55″W / 52.646640°N 2.115241°W / 52.646640; -2.115241
Status	Operational
Security class	Category C/male
Capacity	2,106
Opened	April 2012
Former name	Featherstone 2
Managed by	G4S
Director	Sean Oliver

HM Prison Oakwood is a Category C prison in Featherstone, Staffordshire, England. Designed to be a titan prison, it was downsized from 2,500 to hold up to 1,605 prisoners. Construction started in August 2009 and it was the first prison in the UK built in a modular fashion. Operated by G4S, it opened in April 2012 and was fully operation by autumn 2012. It was initially called Featherstone 2.

Following the announcement that, along with HMP Birmingham, its operation would be contracted out to a private company, the Prison Officers Association threatened industrial action.

Following a surprise inspection by HM Inspector of Prisons, the report published in October 2013 identified several issues of concern, including a high level of violence. However the Inspectorate's report in August 2024 describes a prison 'where inmates have low rates of violence and self-harm, is praised for ‘bucking trends in challenging times’' ^[1]