HMP Thameside
Welcome to HMP Thameside. We are committed to ensuring a safe, secure and decent prison for everyone. Through this website you will be able to access information to answer questions you may have.
Covid-19 Update: Social visits have been restarted at HMP Thameside in a reduced and controlled capacity. This is in accordance with the current government guidelines on Covid-19. Please see "Our response to Covid-19" for further information on who can attend and what to expect on Social Visits at HMP Thameside.
HMP Thameside is a local category B resettlement prison in the Thamesmead area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, South-East London and is situated next to HMPs Belmarsh.
Thameside is London’s only private prison and can currently hold 1232 convicted and remand male prisoners. A new-build prison, successfully completed in March 2012, Serco has run the facility since it opened. The prison quickly and safely respond to the needs of the custodial population within the heart of London.
Tweets from HMP Thameside
We’re pleased to have received plenty of positive feedback from prisoners at HMP Thameside on our @PurpleVisits video calls. Maintaining family connections is crucial to prisoner wellbeing and reducing reoffending. #Familymatters #Securevideocalls https://t.co/yJwTw28CD7
1/2: Proud to be working with the Prisoners’ Education Trust (@PrisonersEd), a charity that funds prisoners to study from a range of over 250 vocational courses. They work with colleges that provide the training through distance learning. https://t.co/xnniBO3cva
Whilst classes are suspended due to Covid-19, our education partners, @Novuschange are continuing to send in-cell learning packs to prisoners for them to complete. #Education is vital in providing life opportunities for prisoners and to reduce the risk of reoffending. https://t.co/jRLh5D19dx