HM Prison Send
 Perimeter fence and 'D' Block | |
 Interactive map of HMP Send | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Security class | Adult Female/Closed Category |
| Population | 282 (May 2009) |
| Opened | 1962 |
| Managed by | HM Prison Services |
| Governor | Esther Dainton [2] |
| Website | Send at justice.gov.uk |
HM Prison Send is a closed category women's prison in the extreme south of Ripley civil parish in Surrey, England. The nearest settlements are Send and West Clandon. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.
History
[edit]HM Prison Send was formerly the site of a smallpox isolation hospital which closed in 1952.[3] In 1962, it opened as a Junior Detention Centre.[4][5] It remained as such until 1986 when it was re-classified as a Category C Adult Male Training Prison.[6] In 1998, it became a women's prison, and was demolished and rebuilt the following year.[7][8]
In August 2005, a report by the Independent Monitoring Board criticised a marked increase in self-harm and suicide amongst inmates and lack of staff, whereas it praised the prison's education provision and its farms and gardens scheme.[9]
The prison today
[edit]Send is a closed prison for adult females. It houses an 80-bed Resettlement Unit, a 40-bed Therapeutic Community, a 20-bed Progression Psychologically Informed Planned Environment (PIPE) and a 20-bed Preparation PIPE.
HMP Send's Education Department runs Key Skills courses and NVQs in Business Administration. The Farms and Gardens department offers Floristry NVQs, and the Works Department run an industrial workshop and painting party. Prisoners held in the Resettlement Unit can also do voluntary work, attend College courses and Work Placements in the outside community.
Notable inmates
[edit]Current
[edit]- Louise Lancaster – climate change activist[10]
Former
[edit]- Jane Andrews[11] - Convicted in 2001 of murdering her lover, Thomas Cressman in 2000.[12]
- Farah Damji[13] - Convicted of multiple crimes, including fraud and stalking.[14]
- Vanessa George[15] - Convicted in connection with the 2009 Plymouth child abuse case.[16]
- Mairead Philpott[17] - Convicted in 2013 of manslaughter alongside her husband, Mick Philpott in relation to the 2012 Derby arson attack.[18]
- Dena Thompson[19][20] - Convicted in 2003 for murdering her husband, Julian Webb in 1994. She has also held previous convictions for fraud.[21]
References
[edit]- ↑ "HMP Send". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ↑ "Send Prison". 14 February 2024.
- ↑ "Hospital limits". Surrey Advertiser. No. 11523. 3 December 1955. p. 6.
- ↑ "Detention centre plan approved by minister". Surrey Advertiser. No. 11995. 23 July 1960. pp. 1, 3.
- ↑ "First boys arrive at detention centre". Surrey Advertiser. No. 12199. 14 July 1962. p. 1.
- ↑ "Tory MPs back 'treatment' for end to custody for under-18s". The Guardian. 24 November 1986. p. 2.
- ↑ Pullen, Carley (1 May 1998). "Prison bans men crooks". Woking Informer. p. 5.
- ↑ O’Brien, Christy (20 August 2022). "Life in the shadow of a Surrey prison where residents say it's a 'nice place to live'". Surrey Live. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ↑ "Jail to tackle self-harm numbers". BBC News. 9 August 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ↑ Lancaster, Louise (25 January 2025). "I was jailed for four years for a non-violent climate protest – this is my prison diary". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ↑ Murray, James; Tominey, Camilla (29 November 2009). "Killer Fergie aide may get two years for escaping". Daily Express. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ↑ "Jane Andrews: Jailed ex-royal aide to be released". BBC News. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ Keay, Lara (19 February 2022). "Woman suing NHS over poor mental healthcare in prison faces extradition back to the same jail". Sky News. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ↑ "R -v- Farah Damji". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ Hendry, Tom; Channon, Max (15 October 2018). "Vanessa George's ex-husband fears she'll 'hoodwink' judge to secure release". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ↑ Morris, Steven; Gabbatt, Adam (1 October 2009). "Nursery worker Vanessa George pleads guilty to sexually abusing children". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ "Mairead Philpott: Mother who killed six children in fire freed from jail". Sky News. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ↑ Laville, Sandra; Dodd, Vikram (2 April 2013). "Mick and Mairead Philpott convicted of manslaughter over Derby house fire". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ Koestler Trust (2008). "The UK's annual national show of Art by Offenders" (Art exhibition of art by offenders programme). Southbank Centre.
- ↑ The Ingram Collection. "The Break Up, 2012 - The Ingram Collection" (Art website displaying examples of artwork published by Thompson from prison, note that the most recent examples (2016) are also labelled "Dena, HMP Send"). Inside Out collection.
- ↑ Cowan, Rosie; correspondent, crime (16 December 2003). "'Black widow' jailed for life for killing husband". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
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External links
[edit]- "Send Prison information". Ministry of Justice. 30 January 2019.
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