HMP Brixton no longer acts as a local prison, having been changed to a Category B training establishment in 2012.
Accommodation at Brixton comprises four main residential units, plus a health care unit.
A new Kitchen has been built and plans are in discussion to replace the Reception, Healthcare, & Sports complex.

Inmates can pursue a range of education courses at the Learning and Skills centre.
These courses include Information Technology, English, Maths, Social and Life Skills and a varied art programme.
Most courses lead to nationally recognised qualifications.
The gym also offers Physical Education and accredited programmes.
The Windmill Centre is a traditional workshop located where the old kitchens were.

The Family and Visitor's Centre at Brixton is run by the Prison Advice & Care Trust (pact), an independent charity.

HMP Brixton is no longer the remand prison for Southwark Crown Court.
This is now the job of HMP Wandsworth.
Nor does it temporarily lodge prisoners appearing at the Court of Appeal Criminal Division (COACD) held at the Royal Courts of Justice (RCJ).
That is now done at HMP Pentonville.

HMP Brixton is the setting of Gordon Ramsay's 2012 British television series Gordon Behind Bars, where he teaches a brigade of 12 inmates to cook, cater and after the first four weeks give back to society by selling on the produce.
It was shown on Channel 4 in June and July 2012.
HMP Brixton no longer acts as a local prison, having been changed to a Category B training establishment in 2012. Accommodation at Brixton comprises four main residential units, plus a health care unit. A new Kitchen has been built and plans are in discussion to replace the Reception, Healthcare, & Sports complex.
Inmates can pursue a range of education courses at the Learning and Skills centre. These courses include Information Technology, English, Maths, Social and Life Skills and a varied art programme. Most courses lead to nationally recognised qualifications. The gym also offers Physical Education and accredited programmes. The Windmill Centre is a traditional workshop located where the old kitchens were.
The Family and Visitor's Centre at Brixton is run by the Prison Advice & Care Trust (pact), an independent charity.
HMP Brixton is no longer the remand prison for Southwark Crown Court. This is now the job of HMP Wandsworth. Nor does it temporarily lodge prisoners appearing at the Court of Appeal Criminal Division (COACD) held at the Royal Courts of Justice (RCJ). That is now done at HMP Pentonville.
HMP Brixton is the setting of Gordon Ramsay's 2012 British television series Gordon Behind Bars, where he teaches a brigade of 12 inmates to cook, cater and after the first four weeks give back to society by selling on the produce. It was shown on Channel 4 in June and July 2012.
HM Prison Brixton