Chelmsford is a category B local and Young Offender Institution (YOI).
Built from 1830 onwards as the county jail, it has been used as a long term category B (prior to the introduction of the dispersal system), a young person's prison and a local prison since 1987.
Two new DOWII houseblocks were opened in 1996 to relieve overcrowding.
Address:
200 Springfield Road
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 6LQ
Tel: 01245 552000
Fax: 01245 552001
Governor: Rob Davis
Operational capacity: 695 as of 14th December 2007
Reception criteria: Normal Reception arrangements for a Local Prison. HMP & YOI Chelmsford accepts prisoners direct from courts within its catchment area, adult males and Young Offenders, convicted or on Remand.
