Grendon (HM Prison)
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HM Prison Grendon is a Category B
men's prison
, located in village of Grendon Underwood
, in Buckinghamshire
, England
. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service
, and is jointly managed with HMP Spring Hill
which is situated next to Grendon.
s. Over the years however, Grendon has slowly evolved into a mainstream prison with a standard regime. However the prison is the United Kingdom
's only therapeutic prison community
for the treatment of serious sex offenders and violent offenders.
Three prisoners escaped
from Grendon in October 2001. The three inmates (two of whom were serving life sentences for murder
) were recaptured days later.
A prisoner serving 18 years for robbery
escaped from Grendon in June 2003 while at the John Radcliffe Hospital
for treatment.
In October 2006 another prisoner escaped whilst returning to Grendon. The inmate had been released on a temporary licence, and was being driven back to the prison by officers, when he jumped out of the moving car on to a motorway, and escaped.
s, psychiatric nurses, counsellor
s and prison officers who work with inmates individually and in groups to promote rehabilitation and tackle reoffending.
Grendon Prison has a visits centre, which has been awarded a Charter Mark
for its facilities. These include an inside children's playroom and an outside play area, a baby changing room, toilets, and a canteen.
Prison security categories in the United Kingdom
There are four prisoner security categories in the United Kingdom used to classify every adult prisoner for the purposes of assigning them to a prison. The categories are based upon the severity of the crime and the risk posed should the person escape....
men's prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
, located in village of Grendon Underwood
Grendon Underwood
Grendon Underwood is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the west of the county, close to the boundary with Oxfordshire and near the Roman road Akeman Street....
, in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service
Her Majesty's Prison Service
Her Majesty's Prison Service is a part of the National Offender Management Service of the Government of the United Kingdom tasked with managing most of the prisons within England and Wales...
, and is jointly managed with HMP Spring Hill
Spring Hill (HM Prison)
HM Prison Spring Hill is a Category D men's prison, located in the village of Grendon Underwood, in Buckinghamshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is jointly managed with HMP Grendon which is situated next to Spring Hill....
which is situated next to Grendon.
History
Opened in 1962, Grendon was initially used as an experimental psychiatric prison and psychiatric unit for prisoners with antisocial personality disorderAntisocial personality disorder
Antisocial personality disorder is described by the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, fourth edition , as an Axis II personality disorder characterized by "...a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood...
s. Over the years however, Grendon has slowly evolved into a mainstream prison with a standard regime. However the prison is the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's only therapeutic prison community
Therapeutic community
Therapeutic community is a term applied to a participative, group-based approach to long-term mental illness, personality disorders and drug addiction...
for the treatment of serious sex offenders and violent offenders.
Three prisoners escaped
Prison escape
A prison escape or prison break is the act of an inmate leaving prison through unofficial or illegal ways. Normally, when this occurs, an effort is made on the part of authorities to recapture them and return them to their original detainers...
from Grendon in October 2001. The three inmates (two of whom were serving life sentences for murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
) were recaptured days later.
A prisoner serving 18 years for robbery
Robbery
Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear. At common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property, by means of force or fear....
escaped from Grendon in June 2003 while at the John Radcliffe Hospital
John Radcliffe Hospital
The John Radcliffe Hospital is a large tertiary teaching hospital in Oxford, England.It is the main teaching hospital for Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University. As such, it is a well-developed centre of medical research. It also incorporates the Medical School of the University of Oxford....
for treatment.
In October 2006 another prisoner escaped whilst returning to Grendon. The inmate had been released on a temporary licence, and was being driven back to the prison by officers, when he jumped out of the moving car on to a motorway, and escaped.
The prison today
Grendon Prison holds category B & C adult male prisoners in England & Wales. Each the six wings of the prison are therapeutic communities which operate autonomously. Based on therapeutic community principles, the therapeutic programmes of the prison include teams of doctorPhysician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
s, psychiatric nurses, counsellor
Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed professional counselor is a licensure for mental health professionals. The exact title varies by state, but the other most frequently used title is licensed mental health counselor . Several U.S. states, including Illinois, Maine, and Tennessee, have implemented a two-tier system whereby...
s and prison officers who work with inmates individually and in groups to promote rehabilitation and tackle reoffending.
Grendon Prison has a visits centre, which has been awarded a Charter Mark
Charter Mark
The Customer Service Excellence, is an accreditation for organisations and an independent validation of achievement.-History:...
for its facilities. These include an inside children's playroom and an outside play area, a baby changing room, toilets, and a canteen.