HMP - HMYOI New Hall | prison, youth detention center

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New Hall is a closed female local prison which holds, adult female prisoners of all categories, Young Offenders and Juveniles on Detention and Training Orders.

New Hall was originally used as a satellite prison for nearby Wakefield prison. The open prison system seems to have originated from an experiment in 1933, when due to an increase in prison population and lack of suitable employment, 65 acres of woodland and about 9 acres of arable land about 7 miles from Wakefield were released for clearance and cultivation by a workforce of prisoners from HMP Wakefield. The success of this outside work party led to the opening in 1936 of New Hall Camp, a prison for the employment of prisoners from HM Prison Wakefield.

New Hall was reroled in 1961 as a closed Detention Centre when the ‘short sharp shock' regime for male young offenders was introduced. In 1987 New Hall was again reroled to a women's prison.

Governor: Sara Snell

Operational capacity: 443 as of 25th October 2006

Accommodation: Mainly cellular, 5 dormitories holding 21 prisoners, Mother & Baby unit - 9 rooms, 10 bed Healthcare Centre.

Reception criteria: Normal reception arrangements. New Hall accepts adult female prisoners, young offenders and juveniles direct from the courts. There are facilities for mothers and babies and the transfer of prisoners from other prisons. These must be arranged in advance.

Regime: New Hall provides both full and part time education including, Business Administration, NVQ Hairdressing, BTEC Art, OCN Life skills, Food Hygiene, Literacy and Numeracy, I.T. CLAIT, ASET Introduction to Work and OCR Vocational Qualifications. 4 workshops – Assembly Work & Light Textiles AQA unit Achievement awards. Catering NVQ Food Preparation. Gardens NPTC Skills for Working Life Qualifications. P.E. course CSLA, AQA Unit achievement awards and B.W.L.A Offending Behaviour Courses including, ETS, and Substance Use SDP. Employment & Careers Advice, Jobcentre Plus, Connexions, and SOVA Project.