Belmarsh prison where is it

Prisons in England and Wales fall into four separate security categories. Some prisons can operate under more than one category. Category A : Category A prisons are high security prisons, holding those individuals considered the most threatening to the public should they escape. Category A prisons should not be overcrowded, given the high levels of security required.

Category B: Category B prisons, or local prisons, are the largest category of prison. They tend to hold un-sentenced prisoners, prisoners on remand awaiting trial, short-sentenced prisoners or those newly sentenced and awaiting transfer to another prison category.

Category B prisons tend to be the most overcrowded, with a constantly churning population. They are meant to offer education and training to prisoners and the vast majority of prisoners on longer sentences will spend time in Category C accommodation. The criminal, dubbed Britain's most violent prisoner, has spent periods of time in Belmarsh since being sentenced for armed robbery in The WikiLeaks founder has been kept at Belmarsh since May after he was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail.

In November , a group of doctors claimed that Assange was at risk of dying in prison due to his poor mental and physical health. Huntley was sent to Belmarsh following the murder of two year-old girls, Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. The nearest stations are Woolwich Arsenal and Plumstead. Catch a bus from Woolwich Arsenal station to the prison, or walk from Plumstead station, about a mile away.

Signposted A First exit at roundabout and come over the motorway. University Way and:. If driving from Woolwich proceed along Plumstead Road, turn left into Pettman Crescent just before Plumstead Bus Garage then take the second left at the traffic lights into Western Way. Belmarsh is situated approximately half a mile down on the right-hand side.