Men's prison HMPPS

HMYOI Feltham

Middlesex

HMYOI Feltham is a men's prison in Middlesex. If someone you care about is here, this page brings together what matters most — visiting, keeping in touch and finding support — in plain, practical English.

This is a plain-English summary based on official GOV.UK guidance. Visiting times and rules can change — always check the official page before you travel.
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Most people come here for one of three reasons. Pick the one that fits.

Visiting

Visiting takes a little planning. You'll usually need to book ahead, be on the person's visitor list and bring the right ID. The visiting times, how to book and what to expect are below — along with help if it's your first visit or money is tight.

Social visiting times

Some days list more than one session because different visit types run. You’ll choose the specific session when you book — confirm which applies to you.
Day Available sessions
Monday
2pm–4pm
Tuesday
2pm–4pm
Wednesday
2pm–4pm
Thursday
2pm–4pm (no visits first third Thursdays of month)
Friday No visits
Saturday
2pm–4pm
Sunday No visits

Always confirm visiting times when you book — they can change at short notice.

Official video visits times

Monday 9am–11:30am · 1:30pm–4:30pm
Tuesday 9am–11:30am · 1:30pm–4:30pm
Wednesday 9am–11:30am · 1:30pm–4:30pm
Thursday 9am–11:30am · 1:30pm–4:30pm
Friday 9am–11am

Official face to face visit times

Monday 9am–11:30am
Tuesday 9am–11:30am · (for Feltham A only) 1:30pm–4:30pm
Wednesday 9am–11:30am
Thursday 9am–11:30am
Friday 9am–11am

Before you go — checklist

  • Be on the person's approved visitor list
  • Book in advance and bring valid photo ID
  • At least one visitor must be 18 or over
Book a visit on GOV.UK

If you’re on a low income you may be able to claim back the cost of visiting a partner or close relative in prison.

Travel

Cheapest public transport fare, or 20p per mile by car (30p in Scotland). Car hire up to £40 a day.

Meals

£3.50 to £5.10 towards food for journeys lasting more than 5 hours.

Overnight stay

£28–£34 per adult and £14–£17 per child where an overnight stay is approved in advance.

Who can get it

You must be the prisoner’s spouse, civil partner or partner, a close relative (child, parent, grandparent or sibling, including step and adoptive), their named next of kin, or their sole visitor.

You also need to get one of:

  • Universal Credit — if your household gets no more than £1,250 a month (excluding housing costs)
  • Pension Credit
  • Income Support
  • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  • A valid NHS HC2 certificate (or partial help with an HC3 certificate)

How to claim

  • Apply online, or by post, phone or email.
  • You can claim for visits made in the last 28 days or planned for the next 28 days.
  • You’ll need the prisoner number, your National Insurance number, your receipts/tickets and a visiting order stamped by the prison.

You can usually get help with one visit every 2 weeks.

Apply online: GOV.UK: Help with prison visits Helpline: 0300 063 2100 Email: [email protected] Post: Assisted Prison Visits Unit, PO Box 17594, Birmingham, B2 2QP

Helpline open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

More support for families

Rates and rules can change — always check the latest details on GOV.UK before you travel.

More about visiting

To visit someone in Feltham A or B you must

  • be on that person’s visitor list
  • book your visit 2 weeks in advance
  • have the required ID with you when you go

Contact Feltham if you have any questions about visiting.

At least one visitor must be 18 or older at every visit.

There is a limit to the number of visits someone can have depending on their circumstances. You can check this with Feltham.

All visit bookings are arranged by the young person or adult prisoner. They submit their application to the visit department who in turn contacts the person visiting and arranges the booking.

You cannot book your visit by telephone or online.

If you need to cancel or amend a visit, call the visits enquiry line on 020 8844 5400 from Monday to Sunday 8:30am to 11:30am and 1:30pm to 4:30pm. Find out about call charges

Telephone number: 020 8844 5400

E-mail: [email protected]

To book official video visits, you can

(Afternoon visiting times are for Feltham A only.)

To book official face to face visits, you can

All bookings should be made 2 days in advance.

Find Feltham on a map.

The closest railway station is Feltham.

To plan your journey by public transport

  • use Transport for London journey planner
  • use National Rail Enquiries

Feltham has limited parking for visitors, including space for Blue Badge holders.

All visitors, aged 16 or older must prove their identity before entering. Read the list of acceptable forms of ID when visiting Feltham.

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

Dress code must be adhered to as part of visiting rules. You may be turned away if you are deemed to be inappropriately dressed. Wearing items like vests, ripped jeans, mini skirts, short shorts, hoodies and hooded jackets are not allowed.

Guidelines are as follows

  • modest dress
  • no work clothes (including uniforms and trousers with multiple pockets)
  • no sports shirts or football shirts
  • no jumpers or shirts with hoods
  • no mobile phones
  • no offensive logos
  • no sunglasses or headscarves unless worn for religious reasons
  • no ripped jeans
  • no vest tops
  • no short skirts or dresses, they must be knee length

There are strict controls on what you can take into Feltham. You have to leave most of the things you have with you in a locker in the visitors centre or in your car. This includes pushchairs and car seats.

Refreshments are available to purchase in the visits hall.

An officer will tell you the rules at the start of your visit. If you break the rules, your visit could be cancelled and you could be banned from visiting again.

Call the booking line if you have any questions about visiting.

Feltham has a visitors’ centre run by PACT. Visitors are offered a warm welcome, information and support. You can use the children’s play area and buy refreshments during your visit.

The visiting centre also has lockers for storing personal property during your visit. They take £1 coins.

Contact the visitors centre if you have any questions about visiting.

Family days run once a month at both Feltham A (young people) and Feltham B (adults).

Keep in touch

There are several ways to stay close between visits — phone calls, secure video calls, emails and letters. How each one works at this prison is explained below.

Secure video calls

Many prisons offer secure video calls so you can see each other between visits.

How video calls work on GOV.UK

Email

Many prisons use the Email a Prisoner service — you pay a small fee per message and can sometimes pay for a reply.

Phone calls

The person inside can only call numbers on their approved list, and most calls are monitored. With Prison Voicemail you can leave a message for them to call you back.

Letters

You can write as often as you like — put the prisoner’s number on the envelope. Most post is checked by staff.

All the ways to stay in touch on GOV.UK

More about keeping in touch

You may not be able to speak with someone at Feltham during their first few days. This is because it can take time to approve who they can be in touch with.

To have a secure video call with someone in Feltham you need to

  • download the Prison Video app
  • create an account
  • register all visitors
  • add the person in custody to your contact list.

Secure video calling is available at this prison and young offender institution. To use this service, you need to download the Prison Video app, create an account, register all visitors and add the person you wish to call to your contact list.

Read more about how the Prison Video app works

Young people and adult prisoners in Feltham have phones in their cells. They can make calls in the early evenings and during free periods.

Every new arrival on Feltham A is given £4 credit for telephone calls when they first arrive. (This does not apply to young people transferred in from other establishments or anyone that transfers into Feltham B).

Prisoners in Feltham can call anyone on their list of friends and family. This list is checked by security.

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 Feltham using the Email a Prisoner service.

You might also be able to attach photos and receive replies, depending on the rules at Feltham.

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

If you do not know their prison number, contact Feltham.

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

Money & gifts

You can send money to someone here, and there are rules about gifts and parcels. Below is how to send money safely and what you're allowed to send.

How to send money

  1. 1 Use the free GOV.UK "Send money to a prisoner" service with a debit card (Visa, Mastercard or Maestro) — credit cards and prepaid cards are not accepted.
  2. 2 You’ll need the prisoner’s number and their date of birth.
  3. 3 Money usually arrives in less than 3 working days, but it can take up to 5.
Send money on GOV.UK

If you can’t use the online service

No debit card? You can set up a basic bank account to get one.

Can’t use a computer or the internet? You can apply for an exemption to send money by post — this is only granted in exceptional circumstances.

Rules can change — check GOV.UK for the latest details before you send money.

Life inside

Knowing what daily life is like can be a real comfort. Here's what to expect — arriving and the first night, where people live, and the education, work and support on offer.

Education & work

Learning, training and work that help someone build skills and a future for release.

Faith & community

A chaplaincy team supports people of all faiths and none.

Daily routine

Arriving and the first night, where people live and how the day is structured.

More about life inside on GOV.UK

Who do I contact?

There are different numbers and inboxes depending on what you need — we've grouped them by what you're trying to do.

Everyday enquiries

Call the prison Phone

020 8844 5400

The main switchboard for questions about visiting or the person inside.

Social visits Email

[email protected]

Prison email Email

[email protected]

Visitor centre (Pact) Email

[email protected]
Worried about someone

Safety or wellbeing concern Phone

Feltham A: 020 8844 5481 Feltham B: 0800 528 0967

For serious but non-life-threatening concerns about a prisoner's safety. You can also complete a Safer Custody contact form.

Health concerns Phone

0117 240 1193

If you have a health concern about someone in Feltham B, call the Prisoner Health Information and Liaison Line (PHILL). Call to speak to the health team confidentially. (Mon to Fri, 8am to 8pm. Sat, 8am to 4pm.)

Prisoners’ Families Helpline Phone

0808 808 2003

The Prisoners’ Families Helpline can provide confidential support, advice and guidance.

Prisoners' Families Helpline Phone

0808 808 2003

Free, confidential advice and a listening ear for anyone with a loved one in prison.

Mon to Fri 9am to 8pm, Sat and Sun 10am to 3pm

Samaritans Phone

116 123

Someone to talk to any time, day or night, if things are getting too much for you.

Open 24 hours, every day
Stop contact or report a concern

Report a staff concern Phone

0800 917 6877 (24 hours answering machine)

Anonymous, independent line if you're worried a prisoner is being mistreated by staff.

Stop unwanted contact Phone

0300 060 6699

If a prisoner is contacting you and you want it to stop, use the Unwanted Prisoner Contact Service.

Official, legal & media

Official & legal visits Email

[email protected]

For professional, official or legal visits.

Common questions

Most visits are booked free online through the GOV.UK 'Visit someone in prison' service. The person inside must add you to their visitor list first, which can take up to 2 weeks. You will need their prisoner number and date of birth, and the date of birth of everyone visiting. Some prisons take bookings by phone instead.

Everyone aged 16 or over needs valid photo ID, such as a passport or driving licence. You will go through a security check, so leave phones, smart watches and bags in a locker (bring a £1 coin). You can usually take in a small amount of cash for refreshments, essential medication and basic baby items.

If you are on a low income you may be able to claim back travel costs through the Assisted Prison Visits Scheme, which can also help with meals and an overnight stay for longer journeys. You usually need to be a partner or close relative and getting certain benefits.

Send money online for free using the GOV.UK 'Send money to a prisoner' service and a debit card. You will need the prisoner's number and date of birth, and it usually arrives within 3 working days.

You can keep in touch by phone, secure video call, email and letters. Video calls are set up through the Prison Video or Purple Visits app, and many prisons use the Email a Prisoner service for messages.