In His Majesty's Prison Service, a local prison is a type of prison where a person is detained before a trial or directly after a conviction.
As of 2012, operational local prisons in England and Wales for male prisoners Department of Justice Local prisons: male http://www.justice.gov.uk/contacts/prison-finder/local-male are: Altcourse Bedford Birmingham Bristol Chelmsford Doncaster Dorchester Exeter HM Prison Forest Bank Gloucester High Down HM Prison Holme House Hull HM Prison Latchmere House Leeds Leicester Lewes Leyhill Lincoln Liverpool Nottingham Parc Pentonville Preston Shrewsbury Wandsworth Winchester Wormwood Scrubs HM Prison Wymott.
As of 2012, operational local prisons in England and Wales for female prisoners Department of Justice Local prisons: female http://www.justice.gov.uk/contacts/prison-finder/local-female are:
Bronzefield Eastwood Park Foston Hall Holloway New Hall.
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