HM Prison Millsike
Interactive map of HMP Millsike | |
| Location | Full Sutton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
|---|---|
| Security class | Adult Male/Category C |
| Capacity | 1,500[1] |
| Opened | 28 March 2025 |
HM Prison Millsike, situated in the East Riding of Yorkshire and opened in 2025, was built by Kier and commenced with a 10 year operational contract by Mitie Care & Custody.[2]
History
Construction began in November 2021 by Kier.[3][4] It was part of the government's New Prisons Programme and followed the construction of Five Wells Prison and HMP Fosse Way in Glen Parva, Leicestershire.[5] The site is opposite HMP Full Sutton.
The prison holds 1,500 prisoners[6] and is the first in the UK to run solely on electricity generated through solar panels and heat pumps, enabling it to use a quarter of the energy of historic prisons such as HMP Wormwood Scrubs.[4]
After a six-week consultation on its name, a panel of Ministry of Justice representatives, as well as local residents created a shortlist for then Deputy Prime Minister, Dominic Raab, who agreed upon a name. On 27 February 2023, then Prisons Minister Damian Hinds announced the name as HM Prison Millsike, after the adjacent river, Millsike Beck.[4]
References
- ^ "Innovation in action at UK's first all-electric prison – Infrastructure and Projects Authority". ipa.blog.gov.uk. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "New prison HMP Millsike opens with space for 1,500 inmates". 28 March 2025.
- ^ "Hundreds of jobs to be created from 'all-electric' prison near York". York Press. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Name of new Yorkshire prison revealed". GOV.UK. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ Media, Insider (4 August 2022). "£400m contract awarded for construction of new prison". Insider Media Ltd. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "New prison HMP Millsike opens with space for 1,500 inmates". 28 March 2025.