HM Prison Ashwell

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Ashwell is situated 1.5 miles from Oakham in Rutland.

The prison first opened in 1955 as an Open Prison for short to medium term adult male prisoners. The site previously an Army camp extends to about 10 hectares. In October 1987 it was converted to an Adult Male Low Category C establishment.

Ashwell runs an open and free running regime with much commitment to sentence planning, throughcare and purposeful activity. In 2003 Ashwell achieved Resettlement Stage 1 accreditation.

Governor: Ian Thomas

Operational Capacity: 545 as of 19th October 2006

Accommodation: 6 Units of which 2 are enhanced wings plus 1 drug free wing.

Reception Criteria

Prisoners have:

Unsupervised free movement
Unsupervised access to the prison grounds
Access to the grounds at night
Keys to their own room.

Sentence:

Score 3s by prior arrangement
ACR prisoner, must have a minimum of 6 months left to serve
DCR prisoner, (4 years and over), must have a minimum of 6 months to PED and a maximum of 7 years to NPD
Medium and long term lifers by arrangement with the lifer manager
Labour Grade I, II and III accepted.

Time to Serve:

Minimum of 6 months to EDR or 12 months to PED.
Restrictions: Prior arrangement with the Head of Operations (or their deputy) is necessary in the case of:

Prisoners convicted of sexual offences, current or previous
Prisoners convicted of the supply of drugs whose home address is within the local region
Prisoners with an open F2052 SH or ACCT
Prisoners with an adjudication record of violence or substance misuse within past 6 months
Prisoners transferring to come off Rule 45.

eneral:

Security information must be faxed through prior to transfer
All prisoners will be subject to volumetric control on reception
All Prisoners fitting the criteria for Home Detention Curfew must have the appropriate paperwork raised and, where possible, completed
Initial OASys assessment and Sentence Plans should be completed in all cases.
Regime: Ashwell has been described as ‘running an open prison regime within a secure perimeter'. For this reason Ashwell is best suited to those Category C prisoners who are able to display the maturity and self-control to live reasonably in a regime where there is a high expectancy of good behaviour. All prisoners are employed or within education programmes.