Ranby (HM Prison)
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HM Prison Ranby is a Category C
men's prison
, located in the village of Ranby
in Nottinghamshire
, England
. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service
.
British Army
camp. Some of the army billet
accommodation remains at the prison today. Some purpose built accommodation was added to the complex in 1980s, and two further wings were opened in February 1996. Two more wings of the prison were opened in Summer 1998.
In September 2002, the Prison Reform Trust
criticised conditions at Ranby Prison, after a study found that prisoners were not always offered privacy from their cell mates while using the toilets. The Trust labelled the practice as "degrading".
Two years later, the Independent Monitoring Board
stated that Ranby Prison was overcrowded and had problems with safety standards. The Board claimed that vulnerable prisoners' safety in particular was being put at risk, especially at night. However the Board also praised the prison for its work in education, physical education and chaplaincy. A year later the Board called for a new wing to replace the oldest part of the prison.
In September 2006, a prisoner who was serving a six-year-and-11-month sentence for supplying drugs escaped
from Ranby. The prisoner hid in a rubbish lorry
, but was spotted jumping from the lorry in Worksop
.
In August 2007, an inspection report from Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons
raised concerns about security and drug use at Ranby Prison. The report also criticised the prison's anti-bullying programmes, accommodation and resettlement work.
A new wing at Ranby was opened in March 2008, with capacity for an extra 60 prisoners.
HMP Ranby provides farms, gardens and workshop places to occupy inmates. Education at the prison is mainly focused on basic and key skills. Other facilities at the prison include a gym
and a multi-faith chaplaincy.
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 the village of Ranby
Ranby, Nottinghamshire
Ranby is a small village in the north of Nottinghamshire, next to the Chesterfield Canal and adjacent to the A1. It is known for its two schools, the prep school Ranby House and the primary school Ranby Primary School, and the nearby church All Saints Babworth.Ranby Prison is located on the A620 to...
in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, 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...
.
History
Ranby was converted in the early 1970s from its original use as a World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
camp. Some of the army billet
Billet
A billet is a term for living quarters to which a soldier is assigned to sleep. Historically, it referred to a private dwelling that was required to accept the soldier....
accommodation remains at the prison today. Some purpose built accommodation was added to the complex in 1980s, and two further wings were opened in February 1996. Two more wings of the prison were opened in Summer 1998.
In September 2002, the Prison Reform Trust
Prison Reform Trust
The Prison Reform Trust was founded in 1981 in London, England by a small group of prison reform campaigners who were unhappy with the direction in which the Howard League for Penal Reform was heading, concentrating more on community punishments than on traditional prison reform issues...
criticised conditions at Ranby Prison, after a study found that prisoners were not always offered privacy from their cell mates while using the toilets. The Trust labelled the practice as "degrading".
Two years later, the Independent Monitoring Board
Independent Monitoring Board
Independent Monitoring Boards are statutory bodies established by the Prison Act 1952 to monitor the welfare of prisoners in the UK to ensure that they are properly cared for within Prison and Immigration Centre rules, whilst in custody and detention...
stated that Ranby Prison was overcrowded and had problems with safety standards. The Board claimed that vulnerable prisoners' safety in particular was being put at risk, especially at night. However the Board also praised the prison for its work in education, physical education and chaplaincy. A year later the Board called for a new wing to replace the oldest part of the prison.
In September 2006, a prisoner who was serving a six-year-and-11-month sentence for supplying drugs 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 Ranby. The prisoner hid in a rubbish lorry
Waste collection vehicle
Garbage truck refers to a truck specially designed to collect small quantities of waste and haul the collected waste to a solid waste treatment facility. Other common names for this type of truck include trash truck and dump truck in the United States, and bin wagon, dustcart, dustbin lorry, bin...
, but was spotted jumping from the lorry in Worksop
Worksop
Worksop is the largest town in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest. It is about east-south-east of the City of Sheffield and its population is estimated to be 39,800...
.
In August 2007, an inspection report from Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons is the head of HM Inspectorate of Prisons and the senior inspector of prisons, young offender institutions and immigration service detention and removal centres in England and Wales...
raised concerns about security and drug use at Ranby Prison. The report also criticised the prison's anti-bullying programmes, accommodation and resettlement work.
A new wing at Ranby was opened in March 2008, with capacity for an extra 60 prisoners.
The prison today
Ranby is a Category C training prison for sentenced adult males. Accommodation at the prison is divided between 11 wings:- A Wing - places for 192 prisoners in spurred single cell accommodation. Includes a drug free unit
- B Wing - places for 77 enhanced prisoners in refurbished army billets. Snooker/Games Room and a separate TV room on each billet
- C Wing - places for 60 prisoners in 30 double cells. A quieter wing for more stable prisoners
- D Wing - places for 116 prisoners in a mixture of single and double cells with integral sanitation
- E Wing - places for 116 prisoners in a mixture of single and double cells with integral sanitation
- F Wing - places for 116 prisoners in a mixture of single and double cells with integral sanitation
- G Wing - places for 116 prisoners in a mixture of single and double cells with integral sanitation
- H Wing - places for 40 prisoners on drug rehabilitation in cells with integral shower and toilet
- I Wing - places for 40 enhanced prisoners in single cells with integral shower and toilet
- J Wing - places for 180 prisoners in a mixture of single and double cells, some of which are constructed to safer cell standards
- K Wing - places for 180 prisoners in a mixture of single and double cells, some of which are constructed to safer cell standards
HMP Ranby provides farms, gardens and workshop places to occupy inmates. Education at the prison is mainly focused on basic and key skills. Other facilities at the prison include a gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
and a multi-faith chaplaincy.