25-895: HM Prison Ford (informally known as Ford Open Prison ) is a Category D men's prison , located at Ford , in West Sussex , England , near Arundel and Littlehampton . The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service . An 85 acres (34 ha) site next to Yapton village opened as an airfield for use by the Royal Flying Corp (RFC) and later the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Army Air Service (USAAS) training squadrons in March 1918 and known as Ford Junction military aerodrome. In 1920 it closed and it wasn’t until 1933 that it reopened for civil flying . In 1936
50-554: A brief spell at RAF West Freugh , located in Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland , before returning during March, then moving onto RNAS Roborough (HMS Drake II) , near Plymouth , Devon , at the end of May. Around the same time 816 Naval Air Squadron arrived with Fairey Swordfish. It moved briefly to RNAS Jersey on 4 June but returned on the 11, although the airbase had already been evacuated and had closed down on 31 May, (the Island fell to
75-561: A security categorisation soon after they enter prison. These categories are based on a combination of the type of crime committed, the length of sentence, the likelihood of escape, and the danger to the public if they were to escape. The four categories are: Category A, B and C prisons are called closed prisons, whereas category D prisons are called open prisons. Category A prisoners are further divided into standard risk, high risk and exceptional risk, based on their likelihood of escaping. Men on remand are held in category B conditions with
100-744: A single-engine biplane torpedo bomber. In July the Fairey Swordfish equipped 820 Naval Air Squadron arrived from RAF Gosport . Two days after arriving, it embarked its biplane torpedo bombers in HMS Ark Royal and it was the single first-line squadron of the Fleet Air Arm that passed through HMS Peregrine in 1939. In the following October, the Observer School had two more squadrons stand-up with 782 Naval Air Squadron , tasked as an Armament Training Squadron, and 793 Naval Air Squadron , whose role
125-411: A staffing shortage were contributing to burglars breaking into the jail to steal equipment from workshops. The report also found that drugs, alcohol and mobile phones were being smuggled into the prison for inmates. Two months later, an inspection report from His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons found that inmates were leaving the prison complex at night to acquire alcohol. The report also stated that
150-481: A total force of 109 Junkers Ju 87 or “Stuka” dive bombers . It was the largest concentration of Ju 87 to operate over Britain to date and of those twenty-eight aircraft were assigned to attack Ford. The casualties at the airbase included naval, army and civilian personnel with 28 dead and 75 wounded. 17 aircraft were written off and a further 26 were damaged. Two hangars and about a third of the men’s accommodation huts were destroyed. Many buildings were damaged including
175-709: The Air Ministry acquired it and in 1937 RAF Ford was reactivated. On 24 May 1939, as part of the Fleet Air Arm moving to the Royal Navy , four airfields were transferred from the Air Ministry to the Admiralty: Donibristle , Lee-on-Solent , Ford, and Worthy Down , the airbase became known as Royal Naval Air Station Ford , ( RNAS Ford ) and commissioned as HMS Peregrine , with Captain ( A ) R. de H. Burton as
200-506: The Air Ministry started to use Plymouth City Airport for exercises between the RAF, Royal Navy and the British Army . The Royal Navy started to use the airport in the late 1930s and was renamed RNAS Roborough however on 1 May 1942 the site was taken over by the Air Ministry for Royal Air Force use primarily for RAF Coastal Command . The Admiralty used the airfield for various duties also
225-712: The Scottish Prison Service and prisons in Northern Ireland are managed by the Northern Ireland Prison Service . The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands have their own prison administrations. Prisons in England and Wales are divided into several categories relating to the age, gender and security classification of the prisoners it holds. Male adult prisoners (those aged 18 or over) are given
250-559: The Air Ministry. HMS Peregrine was ‘ paid off ’ on 30 September 1940, and the next day Ford was under the control of No. 11 Group , Fighter Command , with the RN retaining rights for a lodger unit. The RN school of Photography formed from an unnumbered Flight of Blackburn Shark torpedo-spotter-reconnaissance biplane and Fairey Seal spotter-reconnaissance biplane, at RAF Ford in December 1940. The Westland Wyvern went into service first here in
275-553: The Germans on 1 July). The squadron embarked in HMS Furious on 14 June. During the 18 August 1940 the airbase was attacked by the Luftwaffe . It was on this day the Germans attempted to destroy a number of airfields with three air raids taking place during the afternoon comprised 850 sorties and involving 2,200 aircrew. Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 , a Luftwaffe dive bomber wing, supplied
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#1732890512733300-575: The airfield played an important role during the Battle of Britain coming under partial control of the No. 10 Group RAF headquarters at RAF Box and had RAF Middle Wallop as their sector station. The first squadron to use the airfield was No. 247 Squadron RAF between 1 August 1940 and 10 February 1941 flying the Gloster Gladiator II before moving to RAF St Eval on 10 February 1941 however after seven days
325-408: The early 1950s with 813 Naval Air Squadron . The following units were here at some point: The prison has been criticised for its lax security – especially after 70 people, including three murderers serving the last three years of their sentences, absconded in 2006 alone. In March 2009, the prison's own Independent Monitoring Board issued a report stating that an outdated CCTV security system and
350-427: The exception of some of those who are held to be tried on (very) serious offences. These men are held in "provisional category A" conditions. Prisoners who have made active attempts to escape from custody are placed on the holding prison's escape list. These prisoners (sometimes referred to as "E men" or "E list men") are required to wear distinctive, brightly coloured clothing when being moved both inside and outside of
375-449: The following day, 750 Naval Air Squadron stood down and the unit prepared to sail overseas for the island of Trinidad . 752 and 793 Naval Air Squadrons moved to RNAS Lee-on-Solent and also prepared for a move to Trinidad. All three units were to relocate to RNAS Piarco , where the RN No. 1 Observer School reformed. The Admiralty then determined it was to leave Ford and hand the airbase back to
400-413: The initial Royal Navy commanding officer of the airbase. The RN Observer School was formed out of the disbanded School of Naval Cooperation RAF at HMS Peregrine and its aircraft were allocated across three new Fleet Air Arm Squadrons which were also formed on that day. The three squadrons were: 750 Naval Air Squadron designated an Observer Training squadron, which was allocated with Hawker Osprey ,
425-689: The nature of the offence they have been accused or convicted of: Since 2002, in Scotland , prisoners have been assigned to one of three categories: Prisoners (adult and young, male and female) are classified in a similar way to the English/Welsh system: RAF Roborough Royal Air Force Roborough or more simply RAF Roborough was a Royal Air Force station in Roborough located 3.8 miles (6.1 km) north of Plymouth , Devon which used Plymouth City Airport as their base. RAF Roborough began when
450-498: The navalised carrier-borne version of the Hawker Hart, and Blackburn Shark , a carrier-borne torpedo bomber , 751 Naval Air Squadron , also designated an Observer Training squadron which received some Supermarine Walrus , a single-engine amphibious biplane , and a third Observer Training squadron, 752 Naval Air Squadron , which was provided with Percival Proctor , a radio trainer and communications aircraft, and Fairey Albacore
475-542: The non- halal food before they noticed that the packaging for the burgers listed pork as an ingredient. 50°48′57″N 0°34′39″W / 50.8159°N 0.5776°W / 50.8159; -0.5776 Prison security categories in the United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, prisoners are divided into four categories of security. Each adult is assigned to a category according to their crime, sentence,
500-508: The prison and are handcuffed. In addition they are required to change cells frequently and to have their clothes and some of their personal property removed from their cell before being locked in for the night. Women are also classified into four categories. These categories are: Remand prisoners are always held in closed prisons. When children under 18 are sentenced or remanded in custody, they may be sent to one of three types of establishment depending on their needs, age, vulnerability and
525-406: The prison was underperforming in preparing inmates for resettlement on release. In October 2009, an investigation was launched after it emerged that a prisoner at Ford had been able to remove documents from a disused office in the prison complex. In July 2010, managers of Ford Prison had to apologise after Muslim prisoners at the jail were served burgers containing pork. 20 Muslim inmates were served
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#1732890512733550-515: The ratings' and Petty Officers' canteens. With the German invasion of France during May and June 1940, the increase in the risk of an attack on HMS Peregrine due to its proximity was soon acknowledged and therefore 750, 751, and 752 Naval Air Squadrons were despersed at RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron ) in May. The attack on the airbase caused more extreme action. 751 NAS departed for RNAS Arbroath (HMS Condor )
575-558: The risk of escape, and violent tendencies. The categories are designated with the letters A to D, with A being the highest level of security, and D the lowest. There are three different prison services in the United Kingdom, and separate services for the three Crown Dependencies . His Majesty's Prison Service manages prisons in England and Wales , and also serves as the National Offender Management Service for England and Wales. Prisons in Scotland are managed by
600-649: The squadron moved back to Roborough flying the Hawker Hurricane I before moving out for the last time on 10 May 1941 when the squadron went to RAF Portreath . In 1942 the site was taken over by the Royal Air Force for Coastal Command Duties with No. 691 Squadron RAF forming at the airfield on 1 December 1943 flying Hurricane I's, Boulton Paul Defiant I's, Airspeed Oxford I's and Fairey Barracuda II's before leaving on 21 February 1945 moving to RAF Harrowbeer . The following squasron were here at some point: The following units were also here at some point: In
625-631: Was an Air Towed Target Unit, and was equipped with Blackburn Roc , a naval turret fighter aircraft, but 782 NAS disbanded after just three weeks and having received no aircraft. January 1940 saw the formation of 819 Naval Air Squadron at RNAS Ford, which was a Torpedo, Spotter, and Reconnaissance Squadron, equipped with Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber aircraft. The Fairey Swordfish equipped 821 Naval Air Squadron arrived from RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus ) in March, then almost immediately embarked in HMS Ark Royal . 819 NAS left HMS Peregrine and had
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