HMP Full Sutton: Here's what Yorkshire prisoners had for their Christmas dinner - and what they'll be having on New Year's Day

By Joe Gerrard
Published 27th Dec 2022, 12:53 BST
Christmas Day typically sees families in Yorkshire and across the country tucking into classics like turkey, pigs and blankets and Brussels sprouts.

Inmates in prisons including a Category A maximum security one in East Yorkshire do not miss out on the traditional meal of the day either. A menu for HMP Full Sutton shows what inmates there ate on Christmas Day and Boxing Day and what they’ll be served up on New Years Day.

The choice of food is ultimately down prison governors and they are required to fund Christmas dinners out of their overall budgets. Prisons have to cater for all inmates’ dietary requirements, including with vegetarian and halal options.

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HMP Full Sutton is a Category A and b high security male prison in the village of the same name, near Stamford Bridge in the East Riding. It has a capacity of about 600 and has housed some of Britain’s most notorious and dangerous prisoners since it opened in 1987.

HMP Full Sutton Prison.HMP Full Sutton Prison.
HMP Full Sutton Prison.

What prisoners at HMP Full Sutton are having over the holidays

Christmas Day-

A choice of:

Halal chicken legs Haddock and cheddar fish cake Roast beef or turkey with seasonal trimmings Vegan wellington

Boxing Day-

A choice of:

Halal chicken kiev Gammon and pineapple Turkey, brie and sweet potato pie. Vegan Quorn fillet with mushroom sauce Vegan schnitzel

New Years Day-

A choice of:

Halal chicken legs Halal minced beef stew and dumplings Chicken stroganoff Soya mince chilli Vegan mushroom stroganoff