HM Prison Isis
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HMP Isis, adjacent to HMP Belmarsh (right)
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| Location | Thamesmead, London |
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| Security class | Young Offenders Institution |
| Population | 622 (as of June 2011) |
| Opened | 2010 |
| Managed by | HM Prison Services |
| Governor | Grahame Hawkings |
| Website | Isis at justice.gov.uk |
HM Prison Isis is a Category C male Young Offenders Institution, located in the Thamesmead area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, in south-east London, England. Isis Prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is situated next to Belmarsh Prison and Thameside Prison.
In May 2009, the Ministry of Justice awarded Interserve a £110 million contract to design and construct a new prison called Isis on underused land within the perimeter wall of Belmarsh Prison. The new prison was built to Category B security standards. In August 2009, the construction site of the new prison was evacuated after contractors discovered a suspected World War II bomb. Isis Prison is located on the site of the former Royal Arsenal, and the suspected bomb was found to be an empty shell casing. Interserve handed over the completed Isis Prison in April 2010, with the prison becoming operational soon after.
In January 2012, an inspection report by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons criticised faulty technology which was being used at the prison. The report also found that the combination of new and transferred staff was causing problems in forming good staff-prisoner relations at the jail. However the report praised the prison's resettlement services, low drug use and support of prisoners at risk of self-harm. A month later, inmates at Isis claimed that there was a significant gang culture developing in the prison. Isis prison governor, Grahame Hawkins, admitted that gangs were a problem in the prison.
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