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| Name or Prison | HMP Wakefield |
| Address: | 5 Love Lane Wakefield West Yorkshire WF2 9AG |
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| Main switchboard: | 01924 612 000 |
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| Fax: | 01924 612 001 |
| Visits booking number: | 01924 612 274 |
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| Type of Prison: | Male Cat A & B |
The #1 governor is Tom Wheatley, who has been in charge since July 2018. The prison is run by HMPS and is part of the Yorkshire & Humberside prison region, as well as the very high security unit, The Close Supervision Centre (CSC),being under the control of Directorate of High Security. It has on overall capacity of 750.