Hatfield Prison

Tel: 01405 746500 – Thorne Road, Hatfield, Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN7 6EL

HMP Hatfield is both an adult and young offender’s institution, and is located near Doncaster. It is a category D open prison with a capacity of 266 and is jointly managed by HMP Moorland. It currently accepts only those with under 4 years and over 21 days left to serve on their sentence. In general, past reports have been favourable about conditions in the prison, though criticisms have been made about lack of occupation for the prisoners. If you’d like to visit HMP Hatfield, you can use the map on this page for directions.

Tel: 01405 746500

Operational capacity: 266

Thorne Road, Hatfield, Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN7 6EL

Prison Phone have been saving inmates at HMP Hatfield 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 Hatfield 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 Hatfield Prison

HMP & YOI Hatfield is a category D prison in Hatfield, South Yorkshire. Managed with HMP & YOI Moorland, the prison has capacity to hold 310 men aged 18 and over.

There are currently eight residential units, A, B, C, D, E and F on the main site and G and H on The Lakes site. A, B and C units have 20 rooms per landing across three floors each. D and E units accommodate 40 prisoners each across two floors. F unit is a self-contained six-bed unit that provides independent living for six prisoners. G and H units each accommodate 56 prisoner.

Boxer Naseem Hamed spent less than four months of a 15 month sentence for dangerous driving here after a 90mph crash in a McLaren-Mercedes SLR. He was British champion from 1998 to 2002.

To view the latest HMIP inspection report, click here.

Visiting hours are between 14:00 – 16:00 Thursdays to Saturdays.

More Facts

FACT 1

A report in 2006 indicated that the prison provided safe, respectful surroundings for inmates.

FACT 2

In 2011, HMP Hatfield was put out to tender, and was accepting bids from both HM Prison Service and private companies for its management.

FACT 3

In 2006, it was discovered that, in the course of three years, 190 inmates had escaped. The prison did not have available statistics as to how many had been recaptured.