Where is HMP Full Sutton and who has been held at the prison?
SOME of Britain's most notorious criminals have been held at HMP Full Sutton.
Charles Bronson was one of many prisoners held at the high security facility.
Where is HMP Full Sutton?
HMP Full Sutton is based in the village of Full Sutton, near York. The village is a small, civil parish in the East ridings of Yorkshire.
The prison was opened in 1987 and currently holds around 600 male prisoners.
Who has been held at HMP Full Sutton ?
Plenty of well known criminals have been held here. Notorious prisoner Charles Bronson was held here for many years, and received £200 worth of compensation in 2007 after his tinted glasses were damaged during a control and restraint incident with officers.
Jeremy Bamber, who was convicted of killing his family in what became known as the White House Farm murders, was initially placed here after being sentenced to life imprisonment. He has since been moved to Wakefield prison.
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Dennis Nielsen, known as the Muswell Hill murderer, had two terms at HMP Full Sutton.
The first was between 1991 and 1993, where he was transferred to a vulnerable prisoners unit as there were concerns for his safety. He returned in 2016, and remained there until his death in 2018.
Freddie Foreman, an associate of the Kray twins, was incarcerated here.
He was said to have helped resolve a prison riot during his stay there, and was eventually released from prison in 1995 after being transferred to Maidstone prison.
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What category is HMP Full Sutton?
HMP Full Sutton is a category A and B men's prison.
It is a closed prison, which means that the inmates are kept under constant supervision and are usually locked in cells.
Category A is for prisons that are high security, and inmates are ones that will likely pose the most threat to the public in the event of their escape.
Category B is for prisons that are closed like category A, but contain prisoners who don't require maximum security, but are still considered a danger to the public if they were to escape.