What HMP/YOI Portland is
HMP/YOI Portland holds young people and adult men per GOV.UK’s current description. The Verne on Portland is a separate establishment.
Dorset courts also use Exeter and Winchester on the mainland — confirm island custody on Find a prisoner.
Locating someone at HMP/YOI Portland
HMP/YOI Portland does not publish a landing list. Use GOV.UK Find a prisoner with name and date of birth. HMPPS only confirms the prison if the person consents. If they were in court today, wait until the next working day before you decide the form is wrong.
Visiting HMP/YOI Portland
Book HMP/YOI Portland through the national prison-visits service and the official GOV.UK page. You must already be on the visitor list. Session times change; we only reprint a timetable when we have fetched it from that page.
Getting to Portland
Weymouth station, then bus or taxi over the causeway to Portland. Allow time for single-lane choke points.
Questions about HMP/YOI Portland
- Is Portland the same as HMP The Verne?
- No. They are different sites on Portland. Book the name on your confirmation.
- Can I search who is in HMP/YOI Portland online?
- No public UK inmate roster exists. Use GOV.UK Find a prisoner, which requires the prisoner’s consent.