Please be aware our visit booking line is currently down due to technical issues.

If you'd like to visit someone at HMP Durham, you can book via gov.uk/prison-visits

We apologise for the disruption as we work to restore the booking telephone line.

Staff at HMP Durham do extraordinary things. As a Category B prison, we serve 10 Crown Courts & 23 Magistrates' Courts so justice can be delivered without interruption. To show our appreciation, our excellent Chaplaincy team provided hot drinks & homemade brownies ☕

In December, following a rigorous assessment, HMP Durham was proud to earn the Silver level of the North East Better Health at Work Award. 🏆 🥈

We're delighted to achieve this milestone on our ongoing journey to support our colleagues in leading healthier, happier lifestyles.

In December, our brilliant PEIs ran a Christmas-themed CrossFit challenge, with incredible engagement from staff and prisoners throughout the month.

Great partnership working between the gym department and wing staff, all in support of improved mental and physical wellbeing. 💪

Staff and prisoners have taken the Angel of the North on a (theoretical) road trip from her home in Gateshead to Durham and back! In a two-hour circuit, 12 participants moved 208 tonnes over 27 miles. In doing so, they've raised an incredible £1,000 (and counting) for Children North East

Prisoners at HMP Durham have created these brilliant poppies for Framwellgate Moor's memorial garden. This is the fourth year prisoners engaged in our social enterprise programme have contributed to this touching community project—well done to all involved.

The safety of our staff & prisoners' is paramount, which is why we review our contingency plans regularly.

Our Health, Safety & Fire team recently undertook a tactical exercise with County Durham & Darlington Fire & Rescue Service to learn new ways of ensuring both prisoners’ and staff safety when dealing with a fire.

Happy #HiddenHeroesDay to all of our extraordinary staff at HMP Durham and our colleagues across HMPPS 👏

Thankyou to everyone who joined us yesterday to celebrate our Nepacs Ruth Cranfield Awards '23 (presented by Pia Sinha Prison Reform Trust) & congratulations to everyone recognised for going above & beyond to make a difference to the lives of people involved in the CJS
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We have partnered with Terry Anderson, owner and coach at CrossFit All Out, to deliver training sessions focused on wellbeing, fitness, and long-term support.

These sessions help prisoners gain the skills to reduce reoffending and reintegrate successfully into their communities.

Have a loved one in HMP Durham?
Our next Visitors Voice peer support group will take place in the visitors centre 11.30am 20 Sept '23.
Come along & give your feedback on support provided to families, ask questions & meet others in a similar situation.

Recently, Novus hosted an exhibition in the chapel to educate prisoners about Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month. Prisoners also learned about diversity and inclusion, British values, and the principles of teamwork, communication, self-management, and presentation.

In celebration of Pride Month, we have been hosting gym games and a charity cake sale for staff. The money is being raised in support of the Humankind LGBT+ North East team, which offers support for young LGBT+ people in our community.

Spectrum is thrilled to join our Reconnected to Health partners today to launch the new RECONNECT hub in #Durham , a centre which supports prison-leavers to link with health & wellbeing services. A real partnership effort Rethink Mental Illness Humankind Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust NHS England

We want to make sure that families have information at their fingertips when they are concerned about a prisoner here at HMP Durham

We now have an online safer custody portal which will signpost you to the right source of information:

prisonersfamilies.org/hmp-durham

Recently, prisoners at HMP Durham asked to raise money for charity in memory of Ronnie, an officer who sadly passed away. With the approval of Ronnie's family, prisoners have raised £550 in support of Sir Bobby Robson Foundation's search for new, effective ways to detect and treat cancer.

This week Steve Garrett Prison Service Charity Fund Rep HMP Durham presented the special award of £2000 to the Henry Dancer Days Charity. This is a fantastic charity that supports children with cancer ❤️❤️❤️

We recently worked alongside 3Pillars Project and @Falconsrugby to deliver a week-long course combining rugby and lifestyle coaching. It was an excellent example of partnership working, using rugby coaching as a gateway to trauma-informed mentoring and support.

HMP Durham recently joined organisations in County Durham in celebrating wellbeing in the workplace via @bhawadurham. We were delighted to receive a bronze Better Health at Work Award in recognition of our work to support the wellbeing of staff.