HMP Rye Hill
Rye Hill is a privately run male prison near Rugby, Warwickshire.
- Category
- Category not recorded
- Holds
- Men
- Operator
- G4S (contracted out)
- Region
- England
- Address
- —
- Telephone
- —
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- GOV.UK page
- Visiting, sending money and contact details
Population over time
| Date | Held | Certified normal | Occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2026 | 1,112 | 1,058 | 105.1% |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,120 | 1,058 | 105.9% |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 1,116 | 1,058 | 105.5% |
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, September 2026
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 24 Sept 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, January 2025
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 4 Aug 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, July 2026
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 30 Jul 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, June 2026
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 16 Jul 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, April 2025
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 26 Jun 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, March 2026
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 16 Apr 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, July 2025
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 30 Jan 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, January 2026
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 29 Jan 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, February 2025
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 9 Jan 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, December 2025
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 7 Jan 2026
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, December 2025
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 18 Dec 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, June 2024
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 7 Nov 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, October 2023
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 10 Oct 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, September 2024
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 18 Jul 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, April 2025
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 8 May 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, December 2021
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 1 May 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, January 2021
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 24 Mar 2025
- Fatal incident investigation — prison, July 2024
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman · 21 Feb 2025
Inspections, reports and announcements
- HMP Rye Hill
HM Inspectorate of Prisons · 26 Nov 2024
- HMP Rye Hill
HM Inspectorate of Prisons · 7 Feb 2020
Record last refreshed 27 Oct 2026. Source: GOV.UK and HM Inspectorate of Prisons, under the Open Government Licence v3.0.