Coldingley was opened in 1969 as a category B industrial training prison. It changed role to a category C prison in 1993. A new unit, E wing, was opened in 2009. In 2016 Coldingley became an early adopter of prison reform.
Accommodation
The prison has 6 wings.
- A-D hold 93 prisoners each in single cells without integral sanitation ( released for the toilet by staff at night).
- E wing holds 115 prisoners in cells with integral sanitation
- G wing holds 60 prisoners in “pods” who can access communal toilets as needed during the night