Bristol Prison

Tel: 0117 372 3100 – 19 Cambridge Road, Horfield, Bristol BS7 8PS

HMP Bristol is a category B prison which currently holds mainly adult male prisoners. In addition to this, there are a small number of young offenders. It is a local prison, which means it only holds convicted and remand inmates from local Courts; and most prisoners are only incarcerated for 12 months or less. It claims to support prisoners by preparing them for release; which includes helping with housing, debt and maintaining family contact. If you’re visiting HMP Bristol, please refer to the map on this page.

Tel: 0117 372 3100

Operational capacity: —

19 Cambridge Road, Horfield, Bristol BS7 8PS

The Prison Phone service has been helping to reduce the call costs from HMP Bristol since 2013.

If you have a Prison Phone account the inmate that you know will save 75% on their calls to your mobile from the Bristol prison payphones.

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Here’s some facts about Bristol Prison

FACT 1

Famous ex-inmates include Ben Gunn, the blogger and prison reform campaigner; and Gary Glitter.

FACT 2

There have been 14 executions at HMP Bristol. The most recent was in 1963 (Russell Pascoe).

FACT 3

A 2013 inspection found that a large number of inmates spent as long as 23 hours a day in their cells. This included unconvicted prisoners.

Prison Phone offers phone tariffs that reduce the costs of calls from this prison by up to 75%! This enables prisoners to get the support and love that they are missing from home, while reducing costs for the inmate. Find out more below.

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