[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"prison-cases-askham-grange":3,"prison-askham-grange":5,"stats-overview":30},{"data":4},[],{"id":6,"slug":7,"name":8,"address":9,"visit_hours":10,"email":10,"phone":11,"description":12,"established":13,"inp_report":10,"capacity":14,"ff1":10,"ff2":10,"ff3":10,"ff4":10,"ff5":10,"ff6":10,"ff7":10,"ff8":10,"aerialimage":10,"buildingimage":10,"category_id":15,"country_id":16,"county_id":17,"city":10,"city_id":10,"urn_id":10,"operator_id":10,"updated_at":18,"created_at":10,"govuk_slug":19,"govuk_updated_at":20,"visiting_text":21,"keep_in_touch_text":22,"send_money_text":23,"life_text":24,"support_text":25,"contact_text":26,"operator_name":27,"operating_for":10,"latitude":28,"longitude":29},"3","askham-grange","Askham Grange","Askham Richard, York, Yorkshire YO23 3FT",null,"+441904 772 000","HMP Askham Grange, which is also a YOI, is located just outside York, in Askham Richard village. It is an open prison, and currently holds only female prisoners. It also holds young offenders. HMP Askham Grange enables up to 10 mothers to continue caring for their children full-time whilst incarcerated. The prison is currently able to house 128 inmates, and increasingly, most only remain there for a short period of time.","1947",128,"6",101,182,"2026-10-07T08:31:35.000Z","askham-grange-prison","2026-07-06T14:31:05.000Z","To visit someone in Askham Grange prison you must:\n\n- be on that person's visitor list\n- book your visit between 28 days in advance\n- have the required ID with you when you go\n\nAt least one visitor must be 18 or older at every visit.\n\nUp to 4 adults are permitted. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Visitors can be from different addresses.\n\nAll prisoners are entitled to 2 visits every 7 days on a Saturday and a Sunday.\n\nHelp with the cost of your visit\n\nIf you get certain benefits or have an NHS health certificate, you might be able to get help with the costs of your visit (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fhelp-with-prison-visits), including:\n\n- travel to Askham Grange\n- somewhere to stay overnight\n- meals\n\nHow to book family and friends visits\n\nTo arrange a visit you can:\n\n- book your visit online (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fprison-visits)\n- telephone 0300 060 6513\n\nThe booking line opens, Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm. Find out about call charges (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fcall-charges)\n\nVisiting times:\n\n- Saturday and Sunday, 1:45pm to 3:45pm\n\nEarliest arrival time is 1:45pm and latest arrival time is at the discretion of the prison.\n\nHow to book official visits\n\nTo arrange an official visit you can:\n\n- email HMPPSvisitbooking@justice.gov.uk\n- telephone 0300 060 6513\n\nThe booking line opens, Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm. Find out about call charges (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fcall-charges)\n\nOfficial video visits:\n\n- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm\n\nOfficial face to face visits:\n\n- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm\n\nEntering Askham Grange\n\nAll visitors, aged 16 or older must prove their identity before entering the prison. Read the list of acceptable forms of ID when visiting a prison (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fgovernment\u002Fpublications\u002Fmanagement-of-security-at-visits-policy-framework-open-estate\u002Facceptable-forms-of-identification-id-when-visiting-a-prison-in-england-and-wales-annex-a).\n\nVisitors must enter through the front gate where they will be booked in for their visit by a member of staff at the Gate House.\n\nPhones and other devices will need to be placed in a locker at the Gate House before progressing any further into the establishment, visitors will then be directed to visits where they will park in the spaces provided and then enter the visits hall where they will show photographic ID.\n\nOnly people on a visit will be allowed access to the prison grounds. We have no facility to allow visitors or animals to remain in cars or walk the grounds.\n\nAll visitors may to be given a pat-down search, including children. You may also be sniffed by security dogs.\n\nEach adult visitor is allowed a reasonable amount of money to buy food and drink from the tea bar in the visiting hall.\n\nThere are strict controls on what you can take into Askham Grange. Nothing can be taken into the visit's hall except baby food\u002Fchanging equipment. Medication must be declared to staff prior to the visit commencing.\n\nYou will be told the rules by an officer at the start of your visit. If you break the rules, your visit could be cancelled, and you could be banned from visiting again.\n\nGetting to Askham Grange\n\nFind Askham Grange on a map (https:\u002F\u002Fconsent.google.com\u002Fm?continue=https:\u002F\u002Fwww.google.com\u002Fmaps\u002Fplace\u002FHMP%252FYOI%2BAskham%2BGrange\u002F@53.9269621,-1.1855158,15z\u002Fdata%3D!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x4b77a09aae663410!8m2!3d53.9269621!4d-1.1855158?shorturl%3D1&gl=IE&m=0&pc=m&uxe=eomtm&cm=2&hl=en&src=1)\n\nThe closest railway station is York. From there, you can take a bus to Askham Richard except on Sundays. There is also a taxi rank at the station.\n\nTo plan your journey by public transport:\n\n- use National Rail enquiries (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nationalrail.co.uk\u002F)\n- use Traveline for local bus times (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.traveline.info\u002F)\n\nThere is a visitors car park at Askham Grange, including space for Blue Badge holders.\n\nVisiting facilities\n\nThe family-friendly visitors centre at Askham Grange is run by the Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT) (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.prisonadvice.org.uk\u002Fprisons\u002Fhmp-askham-grange\u002F), a national charity. Visitors are offered a warm welcome, information and support.\n\nFamily days\n\nFamily Days are held throughout the year and coincide with school holidays, these will be advertised internally. Prisoners will be able to apply to attend with their nominated family members.","There are several ways you can keep in touch with a prisoner during their time at Askham Grange.\n\nSecure video calls\n\nTo have a secure video call with someone in this prison you need to:\n\n- Download the Prison Video app (https:\u002F\u002Fprisonvideo.com\u002Fapp)\n- Create an account\n- Register all visitors\n- Add the prisoner to your contact list.\n\nHow to book a secure video call\n\nSecure video calls at this prison can be requested by prisoners only.\n\nYou will receive a notification if a prisoner has requested a video call with you.\n\nRead more about how the Prison Video app works (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fguidance\u002Fvisit-a-prisoner-using-a-video-call)\n\nPhone calls\n\nPrisoners do not have phones in their cells so they will generally have to call you. They have to buy phone credits to do this.\n\nThey can phone anyone named on their list of friends and family. This list is checked by security on arrival so you will be able to speak to them during their first few days.\n\nYou can also exchange voicemails using the Prison Voicemail service (https:\u002F\u002Fprisonvoicemail.com\u002F).\n\nOfficers may listen to phone calls as a way of preventing crime and helping keep people safe.\n\nEmail\n\nYou can send emails to someone in Askham Grange using the Email a Prisoner service (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.emailaprisoner.com\u002F).\n\nYou might also be able to attach photos and receive replies from the prisoner, depending on the rules at Askham Grange.\n\nLetters\n\nInclude the person's name and prison number on the envelope.\n\nIf you do not know their prison number, contact Askham Grange.\n\nAll post apart from legal letters will be opened and checked by officers.\n\nNational Prison Radio's Family and Friends request show\n\nNational Prison Radio broadcasts into prison cells across England and Wales 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.\n\nFamily and friends can stay connected with their loved ones in prison by sending song requests, written messages and voice recordings. They are then read and played out on weekly episodes.\n\nYou can send in a message, and hear the show, at nationalprisonradio.com (https:\u002F\u002Fprison.radio\u002Fnational-prison-radio\u002F#songrequest)","You can use the free and fast online service to send money to someone in prison (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fsend-prisoner-money).\n\nYou can no longer send money by bank transfer, cheque, postal order or send cash by post.\n\nIf you cannot use the online service, you may be able to apply for an exemption (https:\u002F\u002Fsend-money-to-prisoner.service.gov.uk\u002Fhelp\u002Fapply-for-exemption\u002F) - for example if you:\n\n- are unable to use a computer, a smart phone or the internet\n- do not have a debit card\n\nThis will allow you to send money by post.\n\nGifts and parcels\n\nPrisoners are given a list of approved items that can be sent to them as gifts. All these items must have been pre-approved prior to the prisoner receiving them.\n\nMake sure to include the person's name and prison number on the parcel.\n\nAll parcels will be opened and checked by officers.\n\nFriends and families of prisoners are permitted to send books directly to their loved ones, or can order books from approved retailers, which can source and send the books on to prisoners.\n\nFor the full list of approved retailers, you can read Prison education and library services, Annex A (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fgovernment\u002Fpublications\u002Fprison-education-and-library-services-for-adult-prisons-in-england\u002Fannex-a-sending-and-handing-in-of-books-to-prisoners).","Askham Grange is committed to providing a safe and educational environment for women. This includes helping women build family relationships and develop work and life skills.\n\nSecurity and safeguarding\n\nEvery prisoner at Askham Grange has a right to feel safe. The staff at Askham Grange are responsible for their safeguarding and welfare at all times.\n\nFor further information about what to do when you are worried or concerned about someone in prison visit the Prisoners' Families helpline website (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.prisonersfamilies.org\u002Fpages\u002Fcategory\u002Fneed-urgent-help?Take=24).\n\nArrival and first night\n\nWhen a prisoners first arrives at Askham Grange, they will be able to contact a family member by phone. This could be quite late in the evening, depending on the time they arrive.\n\nThey will get to speak to someone who will check how they're feeling and ask about any immediate health and wellbeing needs.\n\nInduction\n\nEach prisoner who arrives at Askham Grange gets an induction that lasts about a week. They will meet professionals who will help them with:\n\n- health and wellbeing, including mental and sexual health\n- any substance misuse issues, including drugs and alcohol\n- personal development in custody and on release, including skills, education and training\n- other support (sometimes called ‘interventions'), such as managing difficult emotions\n\nEveryone also finds out about the rules, fire safety, and how things like calls and visits work.\n\nAccommodation\n\nAround 100 women are at Askham Grange in a mixture of dormitories and single cells.\n\nIt has a mother and baby unit for women with children under 18 months old. All women with babies get their own cells.\n\nEducation and work\n\nEach woman in Askham Grange creates their own learning plan as part of their induction. There are opportunities for classroom learning as well as vocational training and community-based paid work placements.\n\nTemporary release\n\nAll prisoners are able to apply for release on temporary licence which allows them to leave the prison for short periods of time. It can be used to gain work experience in the local community, maintain family ties and prepare for release.","Find out about advice and helplines for family and friends (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fsupport-for-families-friends-of-prisoners).\n\nHMP Askham Grange's Families and Significant Others lead is the Head of Reducing Reoffending and Offender Management Unit.\n\nConcerns, problems and complaints\n\nIn an emergency\n\nCall 01904 772 000 if you think a prisoner is at immediate risk of harm. Ask for the Orderly Officer and explain that your concern is an emergency.\n\n- Contact category: Phone number: Additional information\n- Non-emergency: 01904 772 026: Call this number if you have concerns about a prisoner's safety or wellbeing which are serious but not life-threatening or complete a safer custody contact form (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.prisonersfamilies.org\u002Fforms\u002Fhmp-ashkam-grange-safer-custody-contact-form) on the Prisoners' Families Helpline website.\n- Staff Integrity Hotline: 0800 917 6877 (24 hours answering machine): This number can be called anonymously. If you are concerned about a prisoner being bullied by a member of staff, you can use this number. As this line is managed separately from the prison, you can call this number anonymously.\n- Prisoners' Families Helpline: 0808 808 2003: The Prisoners' Families Helpline (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.prisonersfamilies.org\u002F) can provide confidential support, advice and guidance.\n- Unwanted Prisoner Contact: 0300 060 6699: If a prisoner is contacting you and you want them to stop, you can use the Unwanted Prisoner Contact Service (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fget-support-as-a-victim-of-crime). You can complete the Stop prisoner contact online form (https:\u002F\u002Funwanted-prisoner-contact.form.service.justice.gov.uk\u002F), email unwantedprisonercontact@justice.gov.uk or contact by phone.\n\nProblems and complaints\n\nIf you have any other problem contact Askham Grange.\n\nIndependent inspections\n\nHM Prison and Probation Service publishes action plans for Askham Grange (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fgovernment\u002Fpublications\u002Faskham-grange-prison-and-yoi-action-plan) in response to independent inspections.","Governor: Jennifer Willis\n\nTelephone (24 hours): 01904 772 000 Fax: 01904 772 001 Find out about call charges (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fcall-charges)\n\nAddress\n\nHMP\u002FYOI Askham Grange Askham Richard York YO23 3FT\n\nSee map (https:\u002F\u002Fconsent.google.com\u002Fm?continue=https:\u002F\u002Fwww.google.com\u002Fmaps\u002Fplace\u002FHMP%252FYOI%2BAskham%2BGrange\u002F@53.9269621,-1.1855158,15z\u002Fdata%3D!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x4b77a09aae663410!8m2!3d53.9269621!4d-1.1855158?shorturl%3D1&gl=IE&m=0&pc=m&uxe=eomtm&cm=2&hl=en&src=1)\n\nHelp us to improve this page. Give us your feedback in this 2-minute survey (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.smartsurvey.co.uk\u002Fs\u002FAskhamGrange\u002F).","HM Prison and Probation Service","53.925935","-1.184099",{"officers":31,"forces":32,"courts":33,"prisons":34,"hearings":35,"legals":36},769,50,224,120,41,11437]