HMP Liverpool
Liverpool Prison is a men’s prison in the Walton area of Liverpool.
- Category
- Category not recorded
- Holds
- Not recorded
- Operator
- HMPPS
- Region
- North West, Wales
- Address
- HMP Liverpool 68 Hornby Road Liverpool L9 3DF
- Telephone
- 0151 530 4050
- GOV.UK page
- Visiting, sending money and contact details
Population over time
| Date | Held | Certified normal | Occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2026 | 798 | 1,139 | 70.1% |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 802 | 1,145 | 70% |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 764 | 1,145 | 66.7% |
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, August 2026
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 17 Sept 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, July 2026
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 6 Aug 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, July 2024
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 24 Jul 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, July 2023
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 28 May 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — post-release, April 2026
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 7 May 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, July 2023
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 30 Apr 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, September 2024
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 10 Apr 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, March 2026
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 2 Apr 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, March 2025
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 20 Mar 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, February 2026
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 19 Feb 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, December 2025
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 15 Jan 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, September 2024
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 7 Nov 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, July 2022
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 17 Oct 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, September 2025
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 25 Sept 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — post-release, July 2025
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 28 Aug 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, July 2023
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 21 Aug 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, January 2024
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 25 Jul 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, March 2024
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 22 Jul 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, February 2023
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 18 Jul 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, February 2018
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 19 Jun 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — post-release, July 2024
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 17 Apr 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, February 2025
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 6 Mar 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — post-release, November 2024
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 9 Jan 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, December 2024
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 9 Jan 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, November 2024
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 5 Dec 2024
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, November 2019
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 12 Sept 2024
Inspections, reports and announcements
- HMP Liverpool
HM Inspectorate of Prisons · 29 Jun 2026
- HMP Liverpool
HM Inspectorate of Prisons · 10 Nov 2025
- HMP Liverpool
HM Inspectorate of Prisons · 15 Nov 2022
- HMP Liverpool
HM Inspectorate of Prisons · 14 Jan 2020
Record last refreshed 27 Oct 2026. Source: GOV.UK and HM Inspectorate of Prisons, under the Open Government Licence v3.0.