The Prison Today
The site is divided into various wings and units which house different facilities and categories of prisoners:
- Wing B1 - Category B local prisoners
- Wing B2 - Category B prisoners drug treatment unit (IDTS)
- Wing B3 - Category B vulnerable prisoners (mainly sex offenders)
- Wing C1 - Category C local prisoners
- Wing C2 - Category C local prisoners
- Wing C3 - Category C prisoners drug treatment unit (RAPT)
- Wing D - Britannia House (staff & administration block)
- Wing E - First Night Centre (newly arrived prisoners)
- Wing F - Young Offenders
- Wing G - Young Offenders
- Wing H - Healthcare Centre
- Wing L - Elderly prisoners (mainly serving life sentences)
- Wing M - Category C vulnerable prisoners (mainly sex offenders)
Education provision for inmates at Norwich Prison is mainly centred on basic and key skills. Other courses offered include ESOL, Food Hygiene, First Aid, Health and Safety, NVQ Catering, Art and Craft and pre-release work programmes. A number of workshop places are available across the prison for inmates including Printing, Textiles, Contract packing Services and Gardens. Other facilities at the prison include a gym and a multi-faith chaplaincy.
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