Humber

Role and background

HMP Humber is a men's prison in Brough, near Hull in East Yorkshire.

Inside the prison and daily life

Its accommodation is split into two zones, using both single and double cells. Wings include induction and specialist provision, with some dedicated to recovery, enhanced privileges or men serving life and imprisonment-for-public-protection sentences.

Workshops are intended to build employment skills through activities such as bicycle repairs, waste management, catering and gardening. Education includes literacy, numeracy and IT, with vocational training in bricklaying, tiling and painting and decorating.

Humber's accommodation includes specific provision for men serving long or indeterminate sentences. Their route through custody may involve different timescales from that of someone approaching a fixed release date.

Healthcare, mental health, family support and resettlement services involve a range of partner organisations. That mix is important in a prison containing men with different sentence lengths and support needs. Preparing someone for release may require practical training alongside help with health, housing, finances and relationships.

Visiting and family contact

For relatives, practical preparation matters. Confirm the correct visiting arrangements, accepted identification, accessibility support and property rules before making a journey. Keeping contact with someone in custody can involve several services, and each has its own procedures.

Practical advice before you make arrangements

Use Humber's official page below for its current booking route, required identification, permitted items and travel instructions.

Confirm that the person is still at Humber and that your visit has been accepted before making travel arrangements. Ask the prison in advance about disability access, medication or children's needs.