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HM Prison Lindholme is a Category C/D men's prison located near Hatfield Woodhouse in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Lindholme is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is situated in close proximity to Hatfield and Moorland prisons. HMO Lindholme will close in late 2017 to early 2018 for reasons not yet confirmed. ==History== The site was originally constructed as RAF Lindholme during the Second World War to house and operate bombers. During the RAF stations lifetime it was home to the RAF Bomber Command Bombing School (BCBS) and also the RAF Navigation School. BCBS moved out in 1972, and RAF Lindholme became a radar installation with its hangars converted for storage, eventually being downgraded to a relief glider landing field and closing altogether shortly thereafter. The site re-opened as a prison in 1985. Most of the original buildings and hangars from the RAF station are still in use as prison accommodation, offices and workshops. In 2000, the old RAF Officers Mess building (which had been used as a Category D prison wing) was converted into an Immigration Removal Centre. HMP Lindholme has recently been going through the bid process, a tendering process which initially had looked like Serco were to be given the contract to run the establishment along with HMP Moorlands. Due to irregularities with Serco's other government contracts this is now in doubt. Lindholme is currently one of the most cost-effective prisons with a budget just short of 11 million GBP per year (approximately 1000 prisoners). Figures were taken from parliamentary questions. On 14 July 2011, it was announced that HMP Lindholme would be put out to tender, accepting bids from private companies and HM Prison Service for the management of the establishment. In November 2013 it was announced that HMP Lindholme along with the two other contested sites in South Yorkshire would remain in the public sector, ending two years of uncertainty. In April 2012, the Immigration Removal Centre was closed and converted back to a Category D prison wing. In June 2013 an inspection report from Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons was strongly critical of the Category D wing of the prison (now closed). The report also stated that there were religious tensions at the prison, illegal drugs and alcohol were widely available, and that the needs of disabled inmates were neglected. However the report also stated that much of the training for prisoners was of good quality, and that vocational courses in construction and baking were "outstanding".〔(Prison wing at HMP Lindholme 'worst seen for years' )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HM Prison Lindholme」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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