Altcourse

HM Prison Altcourse is a Category B men's private prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the Fazakerley area of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. The Prison is operated by G4S. Altcourse Prison was opened in December 1997, being the first designed, constructed, managed and financed private prison in the United Kingdom. While early reports about the management of the Altcourse prison were favourable, the financing of the project drew criticism after it emerged that former owner GSL had managed to make a £10 million windfall from the contracts. In 2005 it was reported that Altcourse was the most overcrowded prison in England with 1,324 inmates, with overcrowding being an issue at the prison ever since. In November 2009, the...