The header block is stamped onto the paper before you write, exactly as issue stock arrives on the wing, so the writing sits under it rather than over it. Choose the establishment and the address updates with it.
Ruling is optional and configurable — lined or unlined, blue or black rules, with or without a red left margin — because issue paper varies by prison.
The handwriting defaults to an everyday ballpoint hand with realistic pressure variation, which is what most letters from inside actually look like.
What this template sets up
- Printed HMP header with establishment name and address
- Name, number and wing fields
- Ruled or unruled issue paper, blue or black rules
- Everyday ballpoint hand
What people use it for
Writing to and from prison
Legal and advocacy correspondence
Film, TV and theatre props
Research and teaching materials
Questions
- Which prisons are included?
- 18 UK establishments are preset with their addresses, and you can type any other name and address.
- Can I change the ruling?
- Yes — lined or unlined, blue or black lines, and an optional red left margin rule.