You will find, in our collection of prison records, nominal registers of prisoners in Durham Prison, from 1908 to 1964 (some gaps), Carlisle Prison, from 1910 to 1922 (some gaps), Newcastle Prison, 1909 to 1925 (some gaps) and Durham Borstal (girls) from 1958 to 1962. You will also find registers of officers at Durham Prison, from 1897 to 1977 (approximate dates only), and at Newcastle Prison, from 1872 to 1924 (approximate dates only).
Records relating to prisoners are closed to the public for 30 years and those relating to officers are closed for 100 years. All closure periods run from the final date of a volume.
You will find details of our holdings of prison records in catalogues which can be searched online.
