HMP Lindholme

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HM Prison Lindholme is a Category C/D men's prison located near Hatfield Woodhouse in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Lindholme is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is situated in close proximity to Hatfield and Moorland prisons.HistoryThe site was originally constructed as RAF Lindholme during the Second World War to house and operate bombers. During the RAF station's lifetime it was home to the RAF Bomber Command Bombing School (BCBS) and also the RAF Navigation School. BCBS moved out in 1972, and RAF Lindholme became a radar installation with its hangars converted for storage, eventually being downgraded to a relief glider landing field and closing altogether shortly thereafter. The site re-opened as a prison in 1985. Most of the original buildings and hangars from the RAF station are still in use as prison accommodation, offices and workshops. In 2000, the old RAF Officers' Mess building (which had been used as a Category D prison wing) was converted into an Immigration Removal Centre.