What HMP Ranby is
HMP Ranby holds adult men. It is one of the larger Category C sites in the East Midlands.
Doncaster belt prisons and Ranby often appear together in long-sentence movement — verify with Find a prisoner.
Locating someone at HMP Ranby
HMP Ranby 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 Ranby
Book HMP Ranby 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 Retford
Retford station, then a taxi to Ranby village / prison gate.
Questions about HMP Ranby
- Is Ranby a local remand prison?
- No. It is Category C. Nottingham and Lincoln are nearby locals for fresh remand.
- Can I search who is in HMP Ranby online?
- No public UK inmate roster exists. Use GOV.UK Find a prisoner, which requires the prisoner’s consent.