Welcome to the Prisons Virtual Walkthrough
This virtual tour of a prison will give you a chance to see what happens when a man, woman or young offender is sent to prison.
There are 139 prisons in England and Wales ranging from maximum security prisons to open prisons; it is worth remembering that no two prisons are the same. This means that although the tour will give users an idea of what prison is like, it won’t be exactly the same in every prison. The buildings may be different, the facilities available may be different and some of the routines may be different too.
To find out details of an individual prison use the link on the right to visit the Prison Service website. There you can also download the joint Prison Service - Prison Reform Trust, Prisoners’ Information Books under the section Prison Life.
To continue with the virtual tour please click on either the interactive or text version button. Links to other relevant organisations and pop-up boxes for frequently asked questions will be visible during the tour.
The interactive version requires the Flash 6.0 or later plug-in and is best viewed at a screen resolution of 800 x 600 on a Javascript enabled browser. Please note that some company firewalls prevent the site from running. Please contact your IT department if you have problems. If you are unable to access the main site for whatever reason please enter the text version.
If you find that you cannot install the Flash Player it may be due to restrictions in place on your network or PC. Please contact your systems administrator for help and advice.