HMP Brixton

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You should arrive at the prison 30 minutes before your visit to allow time to get through security.

Please keep an eye out for our family service providers newsletter for details of additional family days and extended visits. There will be one off sessions during each school holiday: February, Easter, May, Summer, October, and Christmas.

You can call, 0208 588 6230 for visiting queries.

Query line opens, Monday to Friday, 9am midday and 1pm to 4pm.

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Find Brixton Prison on a map

Brixton Prison is about a mile from Brixton railway and underground stations. Several local bus routes pass the prison.

There is no visitor parking at the prison and local roads are restricted to permit holders.

All visitors, aged 16 or older must prove their identity before entering the prison. Read the list of acceptable forms of ID for all visitors.

All visitors will need to be given a pat-down search, including children. You may also be sniffed by security dogs.

Brixton Prison has a strict dress code policy which means visitors should dress appropriately. You may be turned away if you are wearing items like vests, low-cut tops, high-cut shorts or dresses, ripped jeans, flip-flops or headwear other than that worn for religious reasons. Additionally, you cannot wear anything with offensive patterns or slogans and visitors over 13 cannot wear sports team clothing or logos. Ask in the visitors centre if you have questions about the dress code.

Snack bags are available from the PACT centre when you book in for your visit.

You can order food online.

You will need to register an account and have the full name which matches the name of the prisoner, date of birth and prisoner number.

All orders placed online will be cooked in the Clink Bakery and delivered to your loved one. This is for enhanced prisoners only.

There are strict controls on what you can take into Brixton Prison. You will have to leave most of the things you have with you in a locker or with security, including pushchairs and car seats. You will need a £1 coin for the locker.

You will be told the rules by an officer at the start of your visit. If you break the rules, your visit could be cancelled and you could be banned from visiting again.

There is a visitors centre run by the Prison Advice and Care Trust charity.

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You can purchase food and drinks via the Clinks bakery which will be

You can request a secure video call with someone in this prison via the Prison Video app.

You will receive a notification when your request has been accepted.

Read more about how the Prison Video app works

Prisoners now have phones in their cells which they can use by purchasing phone credits. The in cell phones shut of at 11pm.

They can phone anyone named on their list of friends and family. This list is checked by security when they first arrive so it may take a few days before they are able to call.

You can also exchange voicemails using the Prison Voicemail service.

Officers may listen to phone calls as a way of preventing crime and helping keep people safe.

You can send emails to someone in Brixton Prison using the Email a Prisoner service.

You might also be able to attach photos and receive replies from the resident, depending on the rules at Brixton Prison.

You can write at any time.

Include the person’s name and prisoner number on the envelope.

If you do not know their prisoner number, contact Brixton Prison.

All post apart from legal letters will be opened and checked by officers.

National Prison Radio broadcasts into prison cells across England and Wales 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Family and friends can stay connected with their loved ones in prison by sending song requests, written messages and voice recordings. They are then read and played out on weekly episodes.

You can send in a message, and hear the show, at nationalprisonradio.com