HMP Exeter
Exeter is a men’s prison in Exeter city centre in Devon.
- Category
- Category not recorded
- Holds
- Not recorded
- Operator
- HMPPS
- Region
- South West, England
- Address
- HMP Exeter 30 New North Road Exeter EX4 4EX
- Telephone
- 01392 415 833
- GOV.UK page
- Visiting, sending money and contact details
Population over time
| Date | Held | Certified normal | Occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2026 | 302 | 307 | 98.4% |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 301 | 307 | 98% |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 304 | 307 | 99% |
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.
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, May 2024
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 9 Oct 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, June 2026
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 25 Jun 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, August 2024
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 18 Jun 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, November 2021
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 28 May 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — post-release, March 2026
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 26 Mar 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — post-release, October 2022
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 27 Feb 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, November 2024
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 17 Oct 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, September 2025
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 2 Oct 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, July 2025
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 7 Aug 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — post-release, August 2022
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 26 Jun 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, September 2021
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 19 Jun 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, April 2025
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 8 May 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, January 2025
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 13 Feb 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, April 2024
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 16 Jan 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, December 2024
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 9 Jan 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, June 2019
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 20 Dec 2024
- Fatal incident investigation — post-release, January 2022
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 19 Dec 2024
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, June 2020
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 27 Sept 2024
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, August 2024
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 5 Sept 2024
- Fatal incident investigation — post-release, July 2024
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 29 Aug 2024
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, February 2021
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 16 Aug 2024
- Fatal incident investigation — post-release, October 2021
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 8 Jul 2024
Inspections, reports and announcements
- Exeter Prison
HM Prison and Probation Service · 17 Aug 2026
- HMP Exeter
HM Inspectorate of Prisons · 9 Mar 2026
- HMP Exeter
HM Inspectorate of Prisons · 3 Jan 2024
- HMP Exeter
HM Inspectorate of Prisons · 16 Feb 2023
- HMP Exeter Urgent Notification
HM Inspectorate of Prisons · 18 Nov 2022
- HMP Exeter
HM Inspectorate of Prisons · 27 Apr 2021
- HMP Exeter Urgent Notification
HM Inspectorate of Prisons · 30 May 2018
Record last refreshed 27 Oct 2026. Source: GOV.UK and HM Inspectorate of Prisons, under the Open Government Licence v3.0.