Eastwood Park Prison

Tel: 01454 382100 – Church Avenue, Falfield, Wotton-under-edge, Gloucestershire GL12 8DB

HMP Eastwood Park is a female-only closed local prison, situated in Gloucestershire. It was previously a male juvenile prison, before converting to a women’s prison in 1996, where it received prisoners from HMP Pucklechurch (now closed). The establishment has a capacity of 362. In the past, HMP Eastwood Park has come under scrutiny due to high levels of self-harm and suicide among inmates. To find out how to get there, simply refer to the map on this page.

Tel: 01454 382100

Operational capacity: 362

Church Avenue, Falfield, Wotton-under-edge, Gloucestershire GL12 8DB

Prison Phone have been saving inmates at HMP Eastwood Park money on their calls from the prison to any UK mobile phone since 2013.

We do this by allocating a dedicated and secure local number to your mobile phone, this means when the inmate at Eastwood Park prison calls the new local number we have provided they will be charged at just the local landline rate (around 10p per minute) rather than the standard mobile rate (which is around 40p per minute).

This in turn helps to stretch the inmates PINS phone credit further and reduces the amount you need to send in for them to top up!

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Here’s some facts about Eastwood Park Prison

HMP Eastwood Park is a closed category women’s prison in Falfield, Gloucestershire. Converted to a women’s prison in 1996, it has a capacity to hold 442 inmates.

An inspection report from 2016 described the residential units. Unit 1 is the first night and induction unit. Units 2&3 are general units. Unit 4 is a complex needs unit for those with mental health or learning disabilities. Unit 5 is a drug recovery community wing. Unit 6 is another general wing, 7 is a low security enhanced unit for those on release on temporary licence. Unit 8 is another first night unit for those in drug or alcohol detoxification. Unit 9 is a mother and baby unit, and unit 10 is a Nexus Programme Unit for women with personality disorders.

Units 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8 are considered closed units, and units 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 are open units, where women have more freedom, yet are still contained in the prison.

Visiting hours are 14:00 – 15:00 & 15:30 – 16:30 Tue-Sat and 14:00 – 16:00 Sunday.

More Facts

FACT 1

HMP Eastwood Park has been criticized due to high levels of self-harm and suicide among inmates.

FACT 2

The prison offers education courses in Basic Skills, wider Key Skills, Information Technology, Cookery, Diversity, Salon Services, Manicure, Preparation for Work, Drug and Alcohol Awareness and Industrial Cleaning.