book a prison visit at aylesbury

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Visit someone in prison

Use this service to request a social visit to a prisoner in England or Wales. There’s a different way to book a prison visit in Northern Ireland or a prison visit in Scotland .

To use this service you need the:

• prisoner number
• prisoner’s date of birth
• dates of birth for all visitors coming with you

If you do not have the prisoner’s location or prisoner number, use the ‘Find a prisoner’ service .

You can choose up to 3 dates and times you prefer. The prison will email you to confirm when you can visit.

The prisoner must add you to their visitor list before you can request a visit. This can take up to 2 weeks.

Request a prison visit

Visits you cannot book through this service.

Contact the prison directly if you need to arrange any of the following:

• legal visits, for example legal professionals discussing the prisoner’s case
• reception visits, for example the first visit to the prisoner within 72 hours of being admitted
• double visits, for example visiting for 2 hours instead of 1
• family day visits - special family events that the prison organises

Help with the costs of prison visits

You may be able to get help with the cost of prison visits if you’re getting certain benefits or have a health certificate.

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Aylesbury Prison

Tel: 01296 444 000  –  Bierton Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP20 1EH

HMP Aylesbury is a prison with an interesting and varied past. It has been in operation since 1847. It was originally a county gaol, until 1890, when it became a prison for women. At the turn of the century two new wings were added, and in 1959, the prison was converted to incarcerate male prisoners. Since 1989, the establishment has been used to house young offenders, and holds the longest sentences young male offenders in the UK prison system. It is currently able to house up to 444 inmates. If you’d like to find out how to get to HMP Aylesbury, please use the map on this page.

Tel: 01296 444 000

Operational capacity: 444

Bierton Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP20 1EH

The Prison Phone service has been reducing call costs for the inmates of HMP Aylesbury since 2013.

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Here’s some facts about Aylesbury Prison

HMYOI Aylesbury is a Young Offenders Institute in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, northwest of London. It has the capacity to holds 444 young male inmates.

Aylesbury opened in 1847 as a county gaol, but was changed in 1890 to a women’s prison. In 1959, the prison converted to a male prison, then in 1989, the prison converted to a YOI. Aylesbury holds the longest sentenced young offenders.

The residential section is built of A to E wings and G wing holding mainstream prisoners, and an F wing holding vulnerable prisoners in an “enabling environment”.

In the report of an unannounced inspection in June 2015, it was stated on many occasions that the safety and purposeful activity was inadequate, and did not live up to the “healthy prisons” standard.

On basic level, visiting hours are between 15:00 and 16:15 every day. On standard or enhanced level, the hours are from 14:15 to 16:15.

Jade Braithwaite was held in HMYOI Aylesbury after the murder of 16 year old Ben Kinsella for a minimum of 19 years.

It’s often called the ‘UK’s toughest youth prison’. Around one in five inmates are doing life for murder.

There has been a prison or gaol in Aylesbury since 1810.

Prison Phone offers phone tariffs that reduce the costs of calls from this prison by up to 75%! This enables prisoners to get the support and love that they are missing from home, while reducing costs for the inmate. Find out more below.

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PLEASE NOTE:

During the coronavirus crisis, prisons are having to alter their visit times, procedures and booking facilities. This can be subject to change on a day-to-day basis and we are not able to give exact information. If you are looking for visiting information you should check online or contact the prison directly to see what the current situation is.

New ID requirements for visitors are now in effect. Click Here for full information.

We are NOT  part of the Prison Service. You cannot contact a prison directly, contact a prisoner or book visits through our website or comments.

BOOK YOUR VISIT ONLINE

You don’t need a Visiting Order ( VO ) to book a visit online.

But you will need:

• the prisoner's prison number
• their date of birth
• the dates of birth for all visitors going with you
• to make sure the person you’re visiting has added you to their visitor list

To book your visits online go to:   https://www.gov.uk/prison-visits

Please Note: If you do not know the prisoner's prison number you should write to them and ask, or ask when they phone you.

PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION FOR VISITS: When you visit a prisoner all visitors will need to have personal identification. The rules around acceptable identification have changed. Click Here for full information.

HELP WITH THE COST OF VISITING If you have limited financial means you may be able to get help with the cost of visiting from the Assisted Prison Visits Unit

TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION: To help you plan your journey by road or public transport we included a google map of each prison.

FEEDBACK If you visit a prison and have any suggestions or tips for other people visiting that prison you can leave these using the 'Comment' box at the bottom of each prison's listing.

Information is constantly changing and we do all we can to keep information up-to-date. If you do find any information which is incorrect or unclear please email [email protected] . This is especially important for visiting times and transport information.

Visiting somebody in prison is not particularly easy to organise when there are so many varying rules and individual requirements for each establishment. For families and friends visiting prisoners it will already be a stressful and emotional time and avoiding the many pitfalls can help.

There are general rules that apply to visiting most prisons but there are also many local variations and peculiarities. The aim of this service is to provide the details needed to make any visit go as smoothly as possible.

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

Many prisons are now resuming Social Visits. Please check with the prison.

During this time prisons are making other arrangements for family contact; for instance putting extra credit onto PIN phones, reducing phone costs or swapping visits for phone credit. Each prison is tackling the problem in the way they think best. During this time you can still write letters or use the Email a Prisoner service.

More information about prisons can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-and-prison s

If you don't have an Email a Prisoner account you can get more information at: https://www.emailaprisoner.com/

You can send money to prisoners electronically via a government website at: https://www.gov.uk/send-prisoner-money

Many prisons are keeping everyone up-to-date via their Twitter account. A list of which can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/t9ovumd

You can also follow the Inside Time Twitter account at: https://twitter.com/InsideTimeUK

Northern Ireland All prisons in Northern Ireland are allowing virtual visits. A virtual visit, lasting up to 20 minutes, can be booked by a family member using a personal computer, ipad or smart phone, and through a secure video-link prisoners and their families are able to see and speak with each other. The prisoner will have been given a booking reference which they will pass on to you before you book the visit by telephoning the prison Visits Booking Office. If you have a reference number and would like to book a virtual visit call:

• Maghaberry Prison                         028 9261 4029
• Magilligan Prison                            028 7772 0449
• Hydebank Wood College                028 9049 4333

The Visiting a Prison gives general guidance but not all prisons operate in the same way. Using the Prison search facility full details of the visiting arrangements each establishment can be found including visit times. Click Here for information about what ID you will require.

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Hello dear friend and follow Prisoner, I’m 78 years old and a semi retired History teacher and as I live in Newport on the lovely Isle Of Wight, I was just wondering if you would like me to write or visit you at your establishment there, as I live on the Island, I can only visit you if you are in any of the two Prisons on the Islands here., of course I can write to you as a Pen Pal, to any of the Prisons in the UK keep you updated with some of the outside world news as it is today !! and I can tell you more about myself in person, if and when we do meet up for a chat on VO in the visitors rooms area they have., until then, all my best wishes and regards to you all, and I hope to hear from one or two of you., many thanks, from James Shackleton

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Visits and Getting there, HMP Spring Hill

Visits are held at the weekend on both days between 13:45-15:45

You can book visits online at   www.gov.uk/prison-visits , all you need is the name and date of birth of the person you are visiting , their prisoner number and the visitor details. You can choose up to 3 possible dates and times. Prison booking staff will check what’s available and confirm your visit by email. If you’ve made an online visit booking request and haven’t received a confirmation email within 1-3 working days, email [email protected]

You can also book by email, send a request to the email above giving the name and prison   number of who you want to visit, and the full names, dates of birth, relationship to the prisoner and addresses of all visitors. Unless you get a confirmation email back, do NOT assume you have successfully booked a visit!

Prisoners are allowed one visit per weekend. Each prisoner may be visited by up to three adults and accompanying children. You will be required to provide 1x photo identification or 2 X forms of other identification (i.e. bank statement or utilities bill) and to give the name of the prisoner that they are visiting. If the Visit has been booked on line then the confirmation email must be brought in when you come as proof of booking.

As at all prisons, there are restrictions on what you can bring into the prison ( no mobiles, cigarettes, food & drink etc) and you may be searched prior to being admitted. The visiting centre , which opens at 13:00 has lockers where you can leave items during your visit.

The prison is in a rural location not best served by public transport. No buses run on a Sunday, on Wednesday or Saturday. If coming from Aylesbury take bus #16 by Arriva, and then a 10 mins walk to the prison. Click here

The nearest train station is Bicester Click here, taxis can be pre-booked on 01869 249207 Train times

If driving :

• from Bicester: take the A41 towards Aylesbury. A left hand turn is signed to Grendon Underwood. Go past the Church found on left hand side and the prison is approximately half a mile further on the right hand side, and
• from Aylesbury: take the A41 towards Bicester for about 12 miles. Turn right to Grendon Underwood, go past the Church Prison approximately half a mile on the right hand side.

There is parking available at the prison.

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