HM Prison Bullwood Hall explained

Prison Name:HMP Bullwood Hall
Location:Hockley, Essex
Classification:Adult Female/Young Offender
Population:248
Populationdate:December 2012
Opened:1960s
Closed:2013
Managed By:HM Prison Services

HM Prison Bullwood Hall is a former Category C women's prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in Hockley, Essex, England. The prison was operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.

History

Bullwood Hall was built in the 1960s originally as a female borstal. Over time the prison also began to hold female adult prisoners.

In 2002 Bullwood Hall was featured in a series of six 30 minute documentaries titled "The Real Bad Girls".[1] Although the series portrayed the prison in a positive light, a 2005 report condemned Bullwood Hall for still using the practice of slopping out.[2] A year later the prison was singled out for its high levels of attempted suicides and self-harm amongst inmates.[3]

Bullwood Hall continued to serve as a women's prison until 2006, when it was announced that it was to be converted into a Category C male prison, due to a shortage of male prison places.

On 10 January 2013 it was announced by the government that Bullwood Hall would be one of seven British prisons to be closed. The prison closed on Thursday 28 March 2013.[4] In November 2015 outline planning proposals were submitted to redevelop the site for residential use, including 60 homes.[5]

Notable former inmates

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Real Bad Girls. https://web.archive.org/web/20090203074446/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/37917. dead. 3 February 2009. British Film Institute. 20 March 2011.
  2. News: Women inmates forced to slop out. 5 May 2004. BBC News. 20 March 2011.
  3. News: Report criticises women's prison. 15 December 2005. BBC News. 20 March 2011.
  4. Web site: Danny Shaw . BBC News - Seven prison closures in England announced . Bbc.co.uk . 2013-01-10 . 2013-04-12.
  5. Web site: Philip Jones . Former Hockley prison site, Bullwood Hall, to get makeover into 60 homes . echo-news.co.uk . 2015-11-17 . 2016-04-27.
  6. Book: Pure Evil - How Tracie Andrews murdered my son, deceived the nation and sentenced me to a life of pain and misery. 9781843582397. Harvey. Maureen. 2008-05-05.
  7. News: EXCLUSIVE: 'WHAT JUSTICE? THERE IS NONE' . 24 July 2022 . The Independent . 21 August 1993.
  8. Web site: 'The darkest hour is before the dawn' . The Independent . 3 June 1996 . 22 August 2023.