HMP Durham

Have an urgent but not life-threatening concern about someone at HMP Durham? 🔗Visit prisonersfamilies.org/hmp-durham to contact our Safer Custody Team. If you think there is an immediate risk: ➡️Call 0191 332 3400 ➡️Ask for the Orderly Officer ➡️Explain your concern is an emergency

This Pride Month we're holding conversations with staff & prisoners about identity. Supported by @HMPPS_PiPP reps & @Novuschange Diversity specialists, it's a chance to learn & share experiences to help improve prisoner’s rehabilitation. #PrideInPrisons #InclusiveConversations

This #MensHealthWeek, we're holding an awareness and fundraising day for both staff and prisoners in support of the charity @andysmanclubuk. Better mental and physical health is crucial for reducing reoffending by building resilience and supporting successful rehabilitation.

HMP Durham's Gym team has raised £1,443 for @_4Louis through a 1,144km cycling challenge completed by staff and prisoners within the prison in just 6.5 hours! 4Louis supports families experiencing child bereavement with vital aftercare. Next up: The Great North Run!

Our prison and regional office staff have collected five trollies worth of toys for @cashforkidsNE's Mission Christmas campaign! A big thank you to our colleagues for their incredible generosity. These donations will help ensure no child goes without a gift this Christmas. 🎁

For Remembrance Day, prisoners taking part in our social enterprise program have worked together to create poppies to decorate a local memorial garden. This annual tradition is one of the ways prisoners give back to our community.

We will remember them. #LestWeForget

It’s #HiddenHeroesDay! Thank you to all of our extraordinary staff, partners and volunteers here at HMP Durham who work together to help protect the public and reduce reoffending 👏

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 @ChildrenNE

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 @CDDFRS 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 @PRTuk) & congratulations to everyone recognised for going above & beyond to make a difference to the lives of people involved in the CJS shorturl.at/iBD14

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 @HMPDurham? 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, @Novuschange 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.