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HM Prison Frankland

HM Prison Frankland is a Category A men's prison located in the village of Brasside in County Durham, England. Frankland is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.

History

Frankland was originally opened in 1980 with four wings each holding 108 in single cells. A further two wings opened in 1998 to an open gallery design to hold an additional 206. A specialist Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD) unit opened at the prison in May 2004.

The prison has increased in size in recent years following major redevelopment work including the construction of the new DSPD 'Westgate Unit'. In March 2008 the Ministry of Justice announced that Frankland would be expanded again, with planning permission granted for an extra 120 places at the prison.

In 2010, Ian Huntley, a psychopathic pedophile who is currently serving 40 years to life upon being convicted of the Soham Murders, had his throat slashed by a psychopathic inmate Damien Fowkes who got a life sentence for the attack as well as killing another pedophile at HMP Full Sutton.