Within the prison system, people are moved from prison to prison. The moves are either because they have progressed successfully through the system, eg from a Cat B to a Cat C or Cat D, or for other operational reasons. Finding where they are is realitively easy but isn’t immediate.
HMPS runs a system called Prisoner Location Service. E-mail them at [email protected] or write to them at :
Prisoner Location Service
PO Box 2152
Birmingham
B15 1SD
You must include:
- your name, or the organisation you represent
- your date of birth
- your address including postcode
- name of the person you want to find
- the reason you want to find them eg. you’re their solicitor, or a family member
- any other names they may have used
- their date of birth
The service will make checks with the prisoner, prison security and other bodies before they supply the information