HMP Onley

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Opened as a Borstal in 1968, Onley became a Young Offender prison in 1976. Its capacity rose to 520 in 1991 with the addition of new accommodation and further increased to 640 in 1998 when two more wings were added. For a period the establishment held a mixture of Young Offenders and Juveniles.

In 2004 the prison was re-rolled to a Cat C Adult/YOI. A refurbishment programme is due for completion by end November 2006.

Governor: Robin Eldridge

Operational capacity: 580 as of 21st March 2005

Reception criteria: Onley is a category C establishment accepting all suitable determinate sentence prisoners.

Accommodation: All residential wings apart from I Wing have 60 single cells with internal sanitation, in-cell electricity and TV. There are showering facilities, association, and dining areas and a laundry room with industrial type washing machines and dryers. G & H Wings are the induction wings. E Wing is the Drug and Alcohol Support Unit (DASU). I Wing holds 100 prisoners in 50 double cells all with internal sanitation and comparable facilities to the training wings.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onley_(HM_Prison)
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Coordinates:   52°19'43"N   1°14'50"W

Comments

  • Any one thinking of living in Onley should be aware that all access to surrounding countryside, peoples park, & canal walks, is being denied through closure of footpaths used by locals for many years an act by the prison service devaluing the quality of life to residents.
  • Onley prison is ok as far as prison goes.I spent 2 years in there and i found it ok until they thought that it was a good idea to cut the assotiation time from 2hours a niite to 1hour a nite.Because its adult mixed with yoi`s the SCREWS take upon themselves to treat adults like kids,which i think is the worst thing for a fully grown man to put up with.
  • I spent 18 months of a three year sentence there. I was there when it was Juveniles and YOI and througout the change into YOI & HMP Onley. November 2003 - May 2005. When I first got there I was on G wing. Well equipped wing with good officers. After a month I went to D wing. No electricity, no tv, just me myself and I. To be honest I prefered it like that. Prison shouldn't offer you luxuries like TV. I was there to be punished and punishment should be given (thank you Labour). I got some qualifications in IT from a VERY good teacher. Was library orderly too, very cool job to have inside. Some of the officers on D wing were idiots, but when it went to HMP some transferred because they realised they couldn't act that way with adults. The majority of them were good old boys though. I would mention a few names but I don't want want to get anyone in trouble. Never forget the mini riot just before Christmas 2004 though... and that bloke that climbed up on the roof because they took his tv off him, apparently he went up there to watch 'Sky'. lol
  • i spent 2months of a 4month sentence in onley yoi & hmp... i waz on g wing 4 about 3weeks then got moved 2 A wing bang bang whif my bro and sum mandem! i had a t.v and a radio a table and cher in my cell..........
  • its an big jail...
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