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HMP Thorn Cross

United Kingdom / England / Stockton Heath-Thelwall /
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Thorn Cross is a purpose built open young offender institution opened in 1985 on the site of a former Royal Naval Air Station which was initially used as an open adult establishment.

Governor: Derek Harrison

Operational capacity: 321 as of 20th October 2006

Accommodation: Single rooms, own key.

Reception criteria: Less then 2 years left to serve.

Regime: The Regime includes provision of farms and gardens and training courses. Parentcraft, drug awareness, anger management, car crime, Fire Cadets and SDP. Also Offending Behaviour Programmes, Resettlement Programme for job/training placement and mentoring are on offer. Thorn Cross has a number of partnerships with national and local employers.

www.justice.gov.uk/contacts/prison-finder/thorn-cross/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Prison_Thorn_Cross
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Coordinates:   53°21'2"N   2°32'24"W
This article was last modified 10 years ago