HM Prison Holloway

HMP Holloway
Holloway Prison c. 1896
Interactive map of HMP Holloway
LocationHolloway, London, England
Coordinates51°33′15″N 00°07′30″W / 51.55417°N 0.12500°W / 51.55417; -0.12500
Security classAdult female/Young offenders
Population501 (as of January 2008)
Opened1852
Closed2016
Managed byHM Prison Services
WebsiteHolloway at justice.gov.uk

HM Prison Holloway was a closed-category prison for adult women and young offenders in Holloway, London, England, operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. Opened in 1852 as a mixed-sex prison and made female-only in 1903, it was the largest women's prison in western Europe until its closure in 2016.