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HM Prison Northumberland
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Background
HM Prison Northumberland is a Category C men's prison, located in Morpeth near the village of Acklington in Northumberland, England. Since 2013 Northumberland has been operated by private prison firm Sodexo Justice Services under contract with His Majesty's Prison Service.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
2011
Operational
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Facility profile
Operator
Sodexo Justice ServicesPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
2011
Region
Morpeth
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
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Known issues
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Data completeness
24%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q28970497)
- Wikipedia
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). HM Prison Northumberland. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-northumberland
Chicago
"HM Prison Northumberland." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-northumberland.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-hm-prison-northumberland,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {HM Prison Northumberland},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-northumberland},
urldate = {2026-07-22}
}