Isis (HM Prison)
| HMP Isis | |
|---|---|
| Opened | 2010 |
| Management | HM Prison Service |
| Prison type | Young Offenders Insitution |
| Prisoner figures | 622 (June 2011) |
| Location | Thamesmead, London |
| Governor | Lisa Smitherman |
| Information | www.justice.gov.uk |
HM Prison Isis is a Category C male Young Offenders Institution, located in the Thamesmead area of the London Borough of Greenwich, in south-east London, England. Isis Prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is situated within the perimeter wall of Belmarsh Prison.
History
In May 2009, the Ministry of Justice awarded Interserve a £110 million contract to design and construct a new prison called Isis on underused land within the perimeter wall of Belmarsh Prison. The new prison was built to Category B security standards. In August 2009, the construction site of the new prison was evacuated after contractors discovered a suspected World War II bomb. Isis Prison is located on the site of the former Royal Arsenal, and the suspected bomb was found to be an empty shell casing.
Interserve handed over the completed Isis Prison in April 2010, with the prison becoming operational soon after.
The prison today
As a Young Offenders Institution, Isis holds male inmates under the age of 25. Accommodation comprises a mixture of single and double cells in two house blocks. The prison also has an entry building and a central activities centre (which houses a learning academy, segregation unit and PE academy). However the prison does not have in-patient healthcare facilities.
Education and vocational training at the prison is delivered in partnership with Kensington and Chelsea College. Courses include mechanics (motorbike repair), construction, waste management, bicycle repair, barbering, catering, reprographics, broadcasting and media studies, ESOL and job related studies.
There is a visitor's centre at Isis Prison which is run by the Spurgeons charity. The visits complex consists of a main room, a supervised children's play area, a refreshment counter and vending machines.
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