Prison timetables

Rules

Closed Institutions

• 8.15a.m. unlock, toilet, breakfast, return to cell.
• 9.15a.m. unlock, make bed, tidy cell, go to place of employment or school.
• 12.15p.m. collect dinner, return to cell.
• 2.15p.m. unlock, tidy cell, return to place employment or school.
• 4.15p.m. collect tea, return to cell.
• 5.30p.m. unlock go to recreation.
• 7.30p.m. collect supper, return to cell.
• 8.00p.m. final lock up.
• 10.00p.m. lights out.

Semi-Open Institution (Training Unit)

The traditional lock-unlock does not apply in the Training Unit. Prisoners will rise at approximately 8.00 a.m. and retire at 10.00 p.m.

Rooms are not occupied throughout the day and prisoners do not have to return to it for any set period. Most of the day, (i.e., from 9.00 a.m. until 5.00 p.m.) is spent in one of the workshops or at an education activity, with meal breaks in between.

There is evening recreation with a full range of activities, including television, snooker, squash, volleyball, etc., until bedtime.

Open Institutions

The daily regime in an open institution is more relaxed because of its lower security rating.

From the time a prisoner rises until bedtime (8.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m.), they have practically full-time association with other prisoners.

They also have access to a wide range of activities both indoor and outdoor. The traditional lock-up system of closed prisons does not apply in open institutions.