Wandsworth - Wandsworth Prison

Wandsworth Prison

Wandsworth is the site of Wandsworth Prison. Built in 1851, it is now a Category B men's prison, and is the largest prison in London and one of the largest in western Europe, with similar capacity to Liverpool Prison.


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