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Send Detention Centre, Send, Surrey

In 1961, the former Clandon isolation hopsital, on Ripley Road, near Send, Surrey, was converted for use as Detention Centre for 75 boys aged 17 to 21. In 1962, it was re-classified as as an establishment for junior boys.

In 1987, it was adapted for use as a 'Category C' Adult Male Training Prison. In the 1990s, the existing buildings were demolished and replaced by a new Female Training Prison.

The establishment is now a closed prison for adult females.

Records

Note: many repositories impose a closure period of up to 100 years for records identifying individuals. Before travelling a long distance, always check that the records you want to consult will be available.

• The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU.
• The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU. Has a wide variety of crime and prison records going back to the 1770s, including calendars of prisoners, prison registers and criminal registers.
• Find My Past has digitized many of the National Archives' prison records, including prisoner-of-war records, plus a variety of local records including Manchester, York and Plymouth. More information.
• Prison-related records on Ancestry UK include Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951, and local records from London, Swansea, Gloucesterhire and West Yorkshire. More information.
• The Genealogist also has a number of National Archives' prison records. More information.

Census

• 1881 Census

Bibliography

• Higginbotham, Peter The Prison Cookbook: A History of the English Prison and its Food (2010, The History Press)
• Brodie, A. Behind Bars - The Hidden Architecture of England's Prisons (2000, English Heritage)
• Brodie, A., Croom, J. & Davies, J.O. English Prisons: An Architectural History (2002, English Heritage)
• Harding, C., Hines, B., Ireland, R., Rawlings, P. Imprisonment in England and Wales (1985, Croom Helm)
• McConville, Sean A History of English Prison Administration: Volume I 1750-1877 (1981, Routledge & Kegan Paul)
• Morris, N. and Rothman, D.G. (eds.) The Oxfod History of the Prison (1997, OUP)
• Pugh R.B. Imprisonment in Medieval England (1968, CUP)

Links

• Prison Oracle - resources those involved in present-day UK prisons.
• GOV.UK - UK Government's information on sentencing, probation and support for families.

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