Wandsworth Prison

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wandsworth_Prison

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:prison
gptkbp:address	gptkb:Heathfield_Road,_Wandsworth,_London,_SW18_3HS,_England
gptkbp:capacity	1628
gptkbp:category	Category B Category C
gptkbp:cellType	shared and single cells
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designedBy	gptkb:Sir_Joshua_Jebb
gptkbp:features	medium security
gptkbp:governor	Katie Price (as of 2023)
gptkbp:hasChapel	yes
gptkbp:hasHealthcare	yes
gptkbp:hasLibrary	yes
gptkbp:hasSchool	yes
gptkbp:hasSportsClub	yes
gptkbp:hasVisitingFacilities	yes
gptkbp:hasWings	5 main wings
gptkbp:hasWorkshops	yes
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	one of the largest prisons in Western Europe site of executions until 1961
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Wandsworth Prison
gptkbp:inmatePopulation	over 1,300 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:lastExecution	1955
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Wandsworth,_London,_England
gptkbp:managedBy	gptkb:His_Majesty's_Prison_Service
gptkbp:mediaAppearance	featured in documentaries and news reports
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:escape_of_Daniel_Khalife_in_2023
gptkbp:notableFeature	Victorian radial design
gptkbp:notableInmate	gptkb:Oscar_Wilde gptkb:Charles_Bronson gptkb:Julian_Assange gptkb:Ronnie_Kray
gptkbp:numberOfExecutions	135
gptkbp:opened	1851
gptkbp:originalName	gptkb:Surrey_House_of_Correction
gptkbp:postalCode	SW18 3HS
gptkbp:publicTransit	near Earlsfield railway station near Wandsworth Common railway station served by local bus routes
gptkbp:region	gptkb:London_Borough_of_Wandsworth
gptkbp:type	Category B men's prison
gptkbp:usedFor	convicted prisoners long-term prisoners remand prisoners short-term prisoners
gptkbp:website	https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wandsworth-prison
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Wandsworth
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4