High down Prison

High down prison is a old mental hospital and changed in 1992 as a prison. High Down Prison covers the Guildford and Croydon area for magistrates courts. It originally took just A cat prisoners but changed in 2002 to cat B prisoners.

High down used to only hold 747 prisoners but in 2009 it expanded with two new blocks which means it can now house 1203 prisoners. The prison may soon also hold cat c prisoners, the prison is probably best known for the ‘Clink’ Restuarant which opened its doors in 2009. The Clink gives prisoners the opportunity to work in a variety of roles and with the public offered hospitality/food services.

Accommodation

House blocks 1–6 house hold around 200 prisoners each.

• Houseblock 1 – general houseblock with protective isolation unit
• Houseblock 2 – includes reverse cohort unit for the general population
• Houseblock 3 – general houseblock
• Houseblock 4 – substance misuse treatment unit with reverse cohort unit for prisoners undergoing treatment on arrival
• Houseblock 5 – general houseblock
• Houseblock 6 – vulnerable prisoners’ unit with reverse cohort unit for new arrivals from this population.
• Health care inpatient unit – Has 22 beds.
• Segregation unit – Capacity for 23 prisoners.