HM Prison Portland Adult & Young Offender Institute (YOI)
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HM Prison Portland Adult & Young Offender Institute (YOI)
Image: © Mike Searle Taken: 3 Mar 2020
Originally opened in 1848 as an adult convict establishment, it became a Borstal in 1921, and a YOI for adult males aged 18-21 in 1988. In April 2011 the prison became an Adult/Young Offender establishment.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.549966
Longitude
-2.422118