Brinsford may refer to:
- Brinsford (HM Prison), a prison and Young Offenders Institution in Wolverhampton
- Brinsford Lodge, a former hall of residence for The Polytechnic, Wolverhampton (now the University of Wolverhampton)
- Brinsford Parkway railway station, a prospective new parkway railway station to the north of Wolverhampton
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HM Prison Brinsford
HM Prison Brinsford is a male juveniles' prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of Featherstone (near Wolverhampton), in Staffordshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.
History
Brinsford was opened in 1991 as a YOI and Remand Centre. The site had been previously acquired from the Ministry of Defence, and already housed Featherstone Prison.
In 2001 Brinsford was branded a disgrace after an inspection found the prison's regime to be negligent and lacking in understanding towards prisoners, with large indicators of self harm, fear of safety and bullying at the prison. A year later two additional education blocks were built at Brinsford, with the regime promising a renewed focus on education and training at the site.
In 2003 four prisoners escaped from Brinsford after assaulting a prison officer and stealing his keys to an administration block. The four inmates then smashed a window and escaped over the prison's perimeter wall.
