Swansea (HM Prison)
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| Location | Oystermouth Road, Sandfields, Swansea |
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| Security class | Adult Male/Category B&C |
| Population | 480 (as of November 2016) |
| Opened | 1861 |
| Managed by | HM Prison Services |
| Governor | Graham Barrett |
| Website | Swansea at justice.gov.uk |
Coordinates: 51°36′54″N 3°56′56″W / 51.615°N 3.949°W
HM Prison Swansea is a Category B/C men's prison, located in the Sandfields area of Swansea, Wales. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is colloquially known as 'Cox's farm', after a former governor.
Swansea is a Victorian prison built between 1845 and 1861 to replace former prison accommodation at Swansea Castle. Both male and female inmates were incarcerated there until 1922, at which point all females were transferred to Cardiff Prison.
A total of 15 judicial executions took place at Swansea prison between 1858 and 1958. All of the condemned prisoners were hanged for the crime of murder. Their names, ages and dates of execution are:
Note: The execution of Jones & Mackintosh in 1949 was notable for being a double hanging i.e. both condemned men were executed simultaneously, whilst standing together on the same gallows. Jones & Mackintosh had committed unrelated murders. Double executions were already rare in the UK and the practice ended in 1952.
The remains of all executed prisoners were buried in unmarked graves within the prison walls, as was customary.
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