General Information, HMP Risley

Risley opened in 1964 as a male and female remand centre. In 1989 the male part of the prison became a training prison. The training prison was expanded further and refurbished in 2003 with the addition of a new wing. The sex offender population was relocated to separate residential areas in 2009. In 2009, Risley became a hub for up to 200 foreign national prisoners. There is a  drug recovery unit on C Wing.

Accommodation

  • A wing – foreign national prisoners and those subject to immigration rules
  • B wing – first night centre and the Ravensmoor unit (a semi-independent living unit for enhanced level prisoners)
  • C wing – substance misuse support unit
  • D wing – Discovery programme wing, providing resettlement help
  • E wing – Prisoners convicted of sexual offences
  • F wing – prisoners convicted of sexual offences living on an enhanced semi[1]independent living unit
  • G wing – Prisoners convicted of sexual offences
  • Segregation unit

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