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HMP Elmley

Elmley is one of 3 prisons on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, the other two being HMP Standford Hill and HMP Swaleside.

Category
Category not recorded
Holds
Not recorded
Operator
HMPPS
Region
South East, England
Address
HMP/YOI Elmley Church Road Eastchurch Sheerness Kent ME12 4DZ
Telephone
01795 802 358
Email
vccelmley@justice.gov.uk
GOV.UK page
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Population over time

DateHeldCertified normalOccupancy
28 Aug 20269121,00490.8%
24 Aug 20269121,00790.6%
29 Jun 20269161,00791%

Deaths in custody

The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman investigates every death of a person in custody and publishes a report once the inquest has concluded. Only the title and date are held here; the reports themselves are on the Ombudsman's site and can be distressing to read.

Inspections, reports and announcements

  • HMP Elmley

    HM Inspectorate of Prisons · 30 Mar 2026

  • HMP Elmley

    HM Inspectorate of Prisons · 16 Jun 2025

  • HMP Elmley

    HM Inspectorate of Prisons · 3 Apr 2023

  • HMP Elmley

    HM Inspectorate of Prisons · 21 Jun 2022

Record last refreshed 27 Oct 2026. Source: GOV.UK and HM Inspectorate of Prisons, under the Open Government Licence v3.0.