What is aklington prison?
Aklington Prison operated as a men's prison, classified as C category. It was located in Acklington village in Northumberland, England. The prison was under the control of Her Majesty's Prison Service and was opened in the year 1972. Some of the vocational courses offered to prisoners included Tailoring, Textiles, Woodwork, Painting Bricklaying, Decorating; Amenity :Market Gardening Laundry etc. HMP Acklington and HMP Castington merged in 2011 to form HMP Northumberland