Hampshire Prisons

Hampshire Prisons

Andover Gaol
Gosport Gaol
Newport Gaol
Portsmouth Gaol
Southampton Debtors Gaol
Southampton Gaol
Southampton Town Gaol
Winchester House of Correction
Winchester Gaol

His Majesty's Prison, Winchester
Was built in 1849.
Major Hugh C. MacTier, Governor.
T.D. Richards Medical Officer.

His Majesty's Prison, Portsmouth

St Mary's Road, Portsmouth, opened 31st August, 1878, is an edifice of Plymouth Marble with castellated turrets, surrounded by a massive wall of the same material, with the Governor's house adjoining. it will hold 139 male and 34 female prisoners, from the borough of Portsmouth, the City of Chichester, summary convictions from the Isle of Wight, Gosport, Havant and Petersfield, and the Western Division of the County of Sussex.
The prisoners are mostly employed in stone breaking, wood chopping, and at hammock, sack and nose bag making.
Ernest T. Hall Governor.
James McGregor, Medical Officer

HMP Albany, Isle of Wight

This prison was erected 1867 at a cost of £1,750,000 to provide accommodation for 480 people and a staff of 140. This prison featured electronic cell locking.
It is situated close to the other Isle of Wight prisons, Parkhurst and Camp Hill.

HMP Camp Hill, Newport, Isle of Wight

This prison was opened 1927 by Sir Winston Churchill and situated near Parkhurst Forest.

HMP Parkhurst, Newport, Isle of Wight

This prison was built in 1842, and provides laundry facilities for all three Isle of Wight Prisons.