Hm prison Parkhurst - wikipedia Hm prison Parkhurst HMP Parkhurst Location Parkhurst, Isle of Wight Security class Adult Male / Category B Population 497 ( as of August 2008 ) Opened 1805 Closed Currently Open Managed by HM Prison Services Governor Andy Lattimore Website Parkhurst at justice.gov.uk HMP Isle of Wight -- Parkhurst Barracks is a prison situated in Parkhurst on the Isle of Wight, operated by Her Majesty 's Prison Service. Contents 1 Isle of Wight prisons 2 Status 3 Notoriety 4 Early history 5 Name change 6 References 7 External links Isle of Wight prisons Parkhurst prison is one of the two prisons that make up HMP Isle of Wight, the other being Albany. Parkhurst and Albany were once amongst the few top - security prisons ( called `` Dispersals '' because they dispersed the more troublesome prisoners rather than concentrated them all in one place ) in the United Kingdom, but were downgraded in the 1990s. Status The downgrading of Parkhurst was preceded by a major escape : three prisoners ( two murderers and a blackmailer ) made their way out of the prison on 3 January 1995 to enjoy four days of freedom before being recaptured. One of them, Keith Rose, is an amateur pilot. During those four days, they were living rough in a shed in a garden in Ryde, having failed to steal a plane from the local airclub. A programme entitled Britain 's Island Fortress was made about this prison escape for National Geographic Channel 's Breakout documentary series. Notoriety Parkhurst enjoyed notoriety as one of the toughest jails in the British Isles. Many notable criminals, including the Richardson brothers, the Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe, Kenny Carter, Moors Murderer Ian Brady, Terrance John Clark ( Mr Asia Drug Syndicate ), and the Kray twins, were incarcerated there. Teacup Poisoner Graham Young died there of a heart attack in 1990. Early history Parkhurst began in 1778 as a military hospital and children 's asylum. By 1838, it was a prison for children. 123 Parkhurst apprentices were sent to the Colony of New Zealand in 1842 and 1843, and a total of almost 1500 boys between the ages of 12 and 18 years were sent to various colonies in Australia and New Zealand. Swan River Colony ( Western Australia ) received 234 between 1842 and 1849, then chose to accept adult convicts as well. Victoria and Tasmania also received Parkhurst Boys, who were always referred to as `` apprentices '', not `` convicts ''. Prison Governor Captain George Hall employed boys to make bricks to build the C and M block wings onto the building. Parkhurst became a prison in 1863, holding young male prisoners. Almost from its beginnings as a prison for young offenders, Parkhurst was subject to fierce criticism by the public, politicians and in the press for its harsh regime ( including the use of leg irons initially ). It became a particular focus of critique for reformers campaigning against the use of imprisonment for children, most notably Mary Carpenter. Name change In October 2008, it was announced that the name Parkhurst could be lost, along with the two other prison names, Albany and Camp Hill. The three would become part of one large prison run by a single governor. New names for the larger single prison have been suggested as HMP Solent, HMP Mountbatten and HMP Vectis. HMP Isle of Wight was later selected as the new name for the super prison incorporating all three island prisons. in 2013 Camp Hill prison was closed. References ^ Jump up to : `` Parkhurst Prison -- Eric Mason homepage ''. www.ericmasonuk.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2008. Jump up ^ `` Britain 's Island Fortess ''. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013. Jump up ^ `` Peter Sutcliffe : The Yorkshire Ripper -- The aftermath ''. www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007 - 07 - 07. Retrieved 8 December 2008. Jump up ^ `` Sch News Issue 195 11 December 1998 -- `` INSIDE SCHNEWS '' ``. www.schnews.org.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2008. Jump up ^ `` The Kray twins at Parkhurst Prison ''. www.assistnews.net. Retrieved 8 December 2008. Jump up ^ `` PARKHURST PRISON ''. BlackSheepAncestors.com. Retrieved 9 February 2016. ^ Jump up to : Anthony G. Flude ( 2003 ). `` CONVICTS SENT TO NEW ZEALAND ! The Boys from Parkhurst Prison ''. Retrieved 9 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Convict Records ''. State Records office of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Isle of Wight Prison information ''. Ministry of Justice ( United Kingdom ). Retrieved 17 August 2015. Jump up ^ Hagell A and Hazel N ( 2001 ) ' Macro and micro patterns in the development of secure custodial institutions for serious and persistent young offenders in England and Wales. ' Youth Justice 1, 1, 3 -- 16 Jump up ^ Carpenter, Mary ( 1851 ). Reformatory Schools : For the Children of the Perishing and Dangerous Classes and for Juvenile Offenders. London : C. Gilpin. Retrieved 5 April 2009. Jump up ^ `` Isle of Wight County Press -- `` Parkhurst name set to disappear '' ``. www.iwcp.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Isle of Wight County Press -- `` Prisons to become HMP Isle of Wight '' ``. www.iwcp.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2009. Jump up ^ `` Isle of Wight County Press - `` Service marks the end of Camp Hill prison '' ``. www.iwcp.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2013. External links Ministry of Justice pages on Parkhurst Prisons in South East England Active Aylesbury Blantyre House Bronzefield Bullingdon Coldingley Cookham Wood Downview East Sutton Park Elmley Ford Grendon High Down Huntercombe Isle of Wight Albany Parkhurst Lewes Maidstone Rochester Send Spring Hill Standford Hill Swaleside Winchester Woodhill Defunct Bocardo Prison Camp Hill Prison Canterbury Prison Finnamore Wood Kingston Prison Oxford Castle Reading Prison Wallingford Castle Coordinates : 50 ° 42 ′ 55 '' N 1 ° 18 ′ 30 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 50.71528 ° N 1.30833 ° W ﻿ / 50.71528 ; - 1.30833 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HM_Prison_Parkhurst&oldid=810450372 '' Categories : Prisons on the Isle of Wight Category B prisons in England 1805 establishments in England Newport, Isle of Wight Current and former Dispersal Prisons in the UK Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from October 2010 EngvarB from September 2013 Use dmy dates from September 2013 Coordinates on Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Русский Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 15 November 2017, at 09 : 14. 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