HM Prison

{{Short description|Name given to prisons in the UK and parts of the commonwealth}}

His Majesty's Prisons (Her Majesty's Prisons in the case of a female monarch) is the name given to prisons in the United Kingdom, as well as some in Australia and a small number in Canada, Grenada, Jersey, The Bahamas and Barbados. The title makes up part of the name of individual prisons and is usually abbreviated to HM Prison or HMP.

Australia

The title of HM Prison is given to a number of prisons in Australia, especially in the state of Victoria.

Bahamas

Fox Hill Prison in Nassau was formerly known as Her Majesty's Prisons.{{cite web |title=Prison History |url=https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/About%20Us/History%20of%20the%20Prison/!ut/p/b1/vZTJkqpIGIWfpR-AS04kuEQmUeZZNgYqIiigiAo8fXu7a9FDVNWmwszIBZHnjy85ef5kUzZh0yZ7lEXWl22TnX9_p3TjzoHrGzMsCspKASLgDZFqIqYEvgTrlwB8MkTwVz0GmimKRDBtFMyADiVIVyEHBJn-UP2nAvJ3vWabrvTaFhxReW0HtuVCA9pLno3ZZBFiQ271p-KMUVKVfnSS5joywnK2UHJdMuJ0F2VX98yHXYnhjZv826TDR9reteV8dlZoE-QY9V0tDgu_2INjYWyfhVjlhlZJ3ujoXoJWcdctJLXLGLHv7l5d5W61386nq44Nz4mfiyHDZE5hytyZzUCcpcTZObqVy50zm8sQcovoobYxPQEYp9L5lHmHymuiISrbSKVyvItIXa-40VMGsbrFHVNoyehazHf-0K_u1-XRR_0Xgm_yEbPp11dIPgRfReDrQwLWWrR1zq5fMv5zGWYDNgFk41fjRZ9Ok1eBEfhyOJhTjKEcOdZpE1qBagdWDE15jcAUI1N2sTnpUyCbk98nzj7ywrkoBySffwe00LuB8N1A_s1AlbwbSN8NfHdKI_Bu4M-3xZJNy23967mrf4FfPCEQIH5GOY7O4OsFiqo1HeSbWciKt1m6fSVhG_MPJFpKfy4l2zWVrSbnzUEFyaxQOHy_OPfmgnuTdnGNF9psTx_j3oTm_IxDibfu0lXQulwqGnLVjjlZzTM4opPdb61hsB7debgnx1M3J8Gg6FoVlMdIybZusIVWobhjdlekXLtdc7Glh1EPkMOV9qOPdbMuriXQc-ax5o6JIkN78N3cPJ_XuD-YfL1JFhvx-vqlE_nja5Op8P-nYPIHU1Zt67VACJAJKs_aKsC0JOjL7hMGMbaUFlmV5wQngvw--DBZtA3ELL8B2uDdQPRuIPdmIHm3peTnLf1XZ76SK3AzKmABvRKK0e_OJMMW6IOsBxv_mDnLtObFKNm2bnGK7DqaH05qC7wVuRUDL2ibLZWv8LoImh2hB7RbMEMU0skkO8cUDGa1Vjky3bXevqy17lnun0sYhPEYPZu298OkJ_XqkYn7oWbwZbdhgmJ93l2gBVYiSm9cG17Le8pYyRNlw_rYcYqx7MymzlbN1DTVdX8YiRCNnH7PJo4yA13fetw7IlfvB3OtNg4-0EujRYW1bCBMVdVJRq4seXx7WvjeXm3lcq6cLUn3l-PEpNYJHEYkEKSDjL3UYRg-Vgb1Fk8o_Hfi-vGP-Se0PW2R/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ |website=Bahamas Department of Correctional Services |access-date=21 December 2022}}

Barbados

The title of HM Prison was given to HMP Dodds Prison in St. Philip, until the crown was dissolved, it was also the name given to the former Glendairy Prison in Station Hill, St. Michael.

Belize

The Belize Museum was formerly a HM prison.

Canada

Her Majesty's Penitentiary (as of September 2023 the name has not changed to reflect the accession of King Charles III){{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/her-majestys-penitentiary-1.6951813 |title=Inmates in Her Majesty's Penitentiary say they feel hopeless, alone and increasingly unwell |last=Smellie |first=Sarah |date=August 30, 2023 |website=The Canadian Press}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/officials-confirm-death-at-notorious-her-majestys-penitentiary-jail-in-newfoundland/article_b51dbc8f-d685-56e2-94ea-dbd1d3bae114.html |title=Officials confirm death at notorious Her Majesty's Penitentiary jail in Newfoundland |date=24 August 2023 |newspaper=Toronto Star}}{{Cite web |url=https://vocm.com/2023/06/28/212986/ |title=Phoenix Garden Unveiled at Her Majesty's Penitentiary |first=Allison |last=King |date=June 28, 2023 |website=VOCM News}} at 89 Forest Road in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador was built in 1859, and is still operational as a men's correctional facility of the Department of Justice and Public Safety of Newfoundland and Labrador.{{cite web |url=http://www.justice.gov.nl.ca/just/corrections/institutional_services.html |title=Institutional Services |website=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Justice and Public Safety |access-date=2011-01-20}}

In November 2021, the government of Newfoundland and Labrador issued a request for proposals to design, build and finance a new prison to replace the aging HMP facility.{{Cite web |url=https://vocm.com/2021/11/24/government-issues-requests-for-proposals-for-new-prison-to-replace-hmp/ |title=Government Issues Requests for Proposals for New Prison to Replace HMP |date=November 24, 2021 |work=VOCM News |access-date=December 30, 2021}}

Gibraltar

HM Prison Moorish Castle (defunct)
HM Prison Windmill Hill

Grenada

The title of His Majesty's Prison (Grenada) is given to the Richmond Hill Prison in Saint George's, Grenada. The prison is run by the Ministry of National Security. The prison governor is Dr John Mitchell, the Commissioner of Prisons in Grenada.{{Cite web |url=https://gov.gd/prisons |title=Prisons |website=National Portal of the Government of Grenada |access-date=2021-05-14}}

The prison accommodates both sexes, but has separate sections for male and female prisoners.{{Cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/grenada-prisoner-pack/grenada-prisoner-pack |title=Information Pack for British Prisoners in Grenada |date=September 2020 |website=GOV.UK |language=en |access-date=2021-05-14}} {{As of|2019}} it held 463 prisoners, more than double its official capacity of 198.{{Cite web |url=https://www.prisonstudies.org/country/grenada |title=Grenada |website=World Prison Brief |access-date=2021-05-14}}

United Kingdom

{{see also|His Majesty's Prison Service|His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons|His Majesty's Young Offender Institution}}

References

Category:Penal system in the United Kingdom

Category:Prisons in Australia