How to mail a prisoner in England & Wales
Address the envelope to the prisoner's full name and prisoner number, then the exact prison they're held at — each prison below has its own mailing address. Run by His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS).
All 123 England & Wales prisons
- HMP AshfieldPucklechurch · category C men’s prison
- HMP BedfordBedford · category B local men’s prison
- HMP BelmarshLondon · category A men’s prison
- HMP BerwynWrexham · category C men’s training and resettlement prison
- HMP BirminghamBirmingham · category B men’s prison
- HMP BristolBristol · category B local men’s prison
- HMP BrixtonLondon · category C men’s prison
- HMP Buckley HallRochdale · category C men’s prison
- HMP BullingdonBicester · category B men’s prison
- HMP BureNorwich · category C men’s prison
- HMP CardiffCardiff · category B local men’s prison
- HMP Channings WoodNewton Abbot · category C men’s prison
- HMP ColdingleyWoking · category C men’s prison
- HMP Cookham WoodRochester · young offender institution
- HMP DoncasterDoncaster · category B local men’s prison
- HMP DovegateUttoxeter · category B men’s prison
- HMP DurhamDurham · category B local men’s prison
- HMP ErlestokeDevizes · category C men’s prison
- HMP ExeterExeter · category B local men’s prison
- HMP FeatherstoneWolverhampton · category C men’s prison
- HMP Five WellsWellingborough · category C men’s training prison
- HMP FordArundel · category D open men’s prison
- HMP Fosse WayWigston · category C men’s prison
- HMP FranklandDurham · category A men’s prison
- HMP Full SuttonYork · category A men’s prison
- HMP GarthLeyland · category B men’s prison
- HMP GartreeMarket Harborough · category B men’s prison
- HMP GrendonGrendon Underwood · category B men’s therapeutic-community prison
- HMP Guys MarshShaftesbury · category C men’s prison
- HMP HaveriggMillom · category C men’s prison
- HMP HewellRedditch · category B/C men’s prison
- HMP HighpointNewmarket · category C men’s prison
- HMP Holme HouseStockton-on-Tees · category B/C men’s prison
- HMP HullHull · category B local men’s prison
- HMP HumberBrough · category C men’s prison
- HMP HuntercombeHenley-on-Thames · category C men’s prison
- HMP Isle of WightNewport · category B/C men’s prison
- HMP KirkhamPreston · category D open men’s prison
- HMP Kirklevington GrangeYarm · category D open men’s prison
- HMP Lancaster FarmsLancaster · category C men’s prison
- HMP LeedsLeeds · category B local men’s prison
- HMP LeicesterLeicester · category B local men’s prison
- HMP LeyhillWotton-under-Edge · category D open men’s prison
- HMP LindholmeDoncaster · category C men’s prison
- HMP LittleheyHuntingdon · category C men’s prison
- HMP LiverpoolLiverpool · category B local men’s prison
- HMP Long LartinEvesham · category A men’s prison
- HMP Lowdham GrangeLowdham · category B men’s prison
- HMP MaidstoneMaidstone · category C men’s prison for foreign nationals
- HMP ManchesterManchester · category B training and remand prison
- HMP MillsikeYork · category C men’s prison
- HMP Morton HallSwinderby · category C men’s prison for foreign nationals
- HMP North Sea CampBoston · category D open men’s prison
- HMP NorthumberlandMorpeth · category C men’s prison
- HMP NottinghamNottingham · category B local men’s prison
- HMP OakwoodFeatherstone · category C men’s training and resettlement prison
- HMP OnleyRugby · category C men’s prison
- HMP PentonvilleLondon · category B/C men’s prison
- HMP PrescoedPontypool · category D open men’s prison
- HMP PrestonPreston · category B local men’s prison
- HMP RanbyRetford · category C men’s prison
- HMP RisleyWarrington · category C men’s prison
- HMP Rye HillRugby · category C men’s prison
- HMP SendWoking · women’s prison
- HMP Spring HillGrendon Underwood · category D open men’s prison
- HMP StaffordStafford · category C men’s prison
- HMP Standford HillSheerness · category D open men’s prison
- HMP StockenStretton · category C men’s prison
- HMP SudburyAshbourne · category D open men’s prison
- HMP SwalesideIsle of Sheppey · category B men’s prison
- HMP SwanseaSwansea · category B local men’s prison
- HMP ThamesideLondon · category B men’s prison
- HMP The MountHemel Hempstead · category C men’s prison
- HMP The VernePortland · category C men’s prison
- HMP UskUsk · category C men’s prison
- HMP WakefieldWakefield · category A men’s prison
- HMP WandsworthLondon · category B men’s prison
- HMP Warren HillWoodbridge · category C men’s prison
- HMP WaylandThetford · category C men’s prison
- HMP WealstunWetherby · category C men’s prison
- HMP WhattonWhatton · category C men’s prison
- HMP WhitemoorMarch · category A men’s prison
- HMP Wormwood ScrubsLondon · category B men’s prison
- HMP WymottLeyland · category C men’s prison
- HMP/YOI AltcourseLiverpool · category B men’s prison
- HMP/YOI Askham GrangeYork · women’s open prison and young offender institution
- HMP/YOI AylesburyAylesbury · young offender institution
- HMP/YOI BrinsfordWolverhampton · category C men’s prison
- HMP/YOI BronzefieldAshford · women’s prison and young offender institution
- HMP/YOI ChelmsfordChelmsford · category B local men’s prison
- HMP/YOI DeerboltBarnard Castle · category C men’s prison
- HMP/YOI DownviewSutton · women’s prison and young offender institution
- HMP/YOI Drake HallEccleshall · women’s prison and young offender institution
- HMP/YOI East Sutton ParkMaidstone · women’s open prison and young offender institution
- HMP/YOI Eastwood ParkWotton-under-Edge · women’s prison and young offender institution
- HMP/YOI ElmleySheerness · category B/C men’s prison
- HMP/YOI Forest BankSalford · category B men’s prison
- HMP/YOI Foston HallDerby · women’s prison and young offender institution
- HMP/YOI Hatfield (Lakes site)Doncaster · category D open men’s prison
- HMP/YOI Hatfield (Main site)Doncaster · category D open men’s prison
- HMP/YOI High DownSutton · category B men’s prison
- HMP/YOI HindleyWigan · category C men’s prison
- HMP/YOI Hollesley BayWoodbridge · category D open men’s prison
- HMP/YOI IsisLondon · category C men’s training prison
- HMP/YOI LewesLewes · category B local men’s prison
- HMP/YOI LincolnLincoln · category B local men’s prison
- HMP/YOI Low NewtonDurham · women’s prison and young offender institution
- HMP/YOI MoorlandDoncaster · category C men’s prison
- HMP/YOI New HallFlockton · women’s prison and young offender institution
- HMP/YOI NorwichNorwich · category B/C men’s prison
- HMP/YOI ParcBridgend · category B men’s prison and young offender institution
- HMP/YOI PeterboroughPeterborough · category B/C men’s and women’s prison
- HMP/YOI PortlandPortland · category C men’s prison
- HMP/YOI RochesterRochester · category C men’s prison
- HMP/YOI Stoke HeathMarket Drayton · category C men’s prison
- HMP/YOI StyalWilmslow · women’s prison and young offender institution
- HMP/YOI Swinfen HallLichfield · category C men’s prison
- HMP/YOI Thorn CrossWarrington · category D open men’s prison
- HMP/YOI WinchesterWinchester · category B local men’s prison
- HMP/YOI WoodhillMilton Keynes · category A men’s prison
- HMYOI FelthamFeltham · young offender institution
- HMYOI WerringtonStoke-on-Trent · young offender institution (under-18s)
- HMYOI WetherbyWetherby · young offender institution
Common questions
What do I need to write to a prisoner in England & Wales?
The prisoner's full name and prisoner number, and the exact prison they're held at — addresses differ per prison, so pick it from the list below. Add your own return address so they can write back.
Is prisoner mail in England & Wales opened or read?
Yes. Under His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)'s rules, incoming post other than confidential legal correspondence is opened and checked, and some prisons only pass the prisoner a photocopy of what you send.
How do I find which prison someone is in?
Use His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)'s official prisoner-location process, then open that prison's page below for the exact mailing address. People are transferred without notice, so confirm before mailing anything important.
Can I send photos, cards, or parcels?
Plain letters, cards, and standard photo prints are generally accepted; parcels, cash, and anything that can't be safely opened and checked usually aren't. Rules vary by prison — call ahead to confirm before sending anything unusual.
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Type your letter, pick the prison, and PostPal prints and posts it via Royal Mail — with your return address so they can write back. No printer or post office.