HMP Rochester
HMP Rochester is a Category C training prison for men in Rochester.
Christmas: visitor list by Mon 30 Nov1 Fort Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3QS
01634 803 100How long things take at Rochester
CommunityFrom families · updated last week
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Community21 reports
First visit · 10 days
First call · Same day
Phone list / PIN · 10 days
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Send on WhatsAppChristmas at Rochester
prisoncheckMonday 30 November: Get on their visitor list
in 31 daysIt can take up to 2 weeks, then book.
Monday 21 December: Last day to send money
Thursday 24 December: Release if due out 25–28 Dec
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OfficialVisits
OfficialMoney for the visit
Community£50 at most
To spend in the visits hall: food, drinks and anything to take back.
One family, October 2026. Not official: check with the prison before you go.
Money and parcels
OfficialRelease
OfficialAbout Rochester
OfficialWho to email at Rochester. Official inboxes. Not Email a Prisoner.
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Questions families ask about Rochester
Someone has just gone to Rochester. What happens first?
Reception often allows a short first-night call. After that, they add your number to their PIN phone list, and you go on their visitor list before you can book a visit.
Someone has just gone to prisonHow long does the PIN take at Rochester?
Families at Rochester say about 8 days, from 7 reports. The latest was 8 days ago.
The PIN wait at RochesterHow long until the first call from Rochester?
Families at Rochester say the same day, from 6 reports. The latest was 8 days ago.
The first call from RochesterHow long until the first visit at Rochester?
Families at Rochester say about 10 days, from 5 reports. The latest was 8 days ago.
The first visit at RochesterWhen can I visit Rochester?
Visiting is every day, times vary by day. They add you to their visitor list first, which can take up to 2 weeks. Then book on 0300 060 6513. Bring photo ID that has not expired.
Visiting times at RochesterHow much do calls from Rochester cost?
They pay 5.5p a minute to call a mobile and 2.48p to a landline on weekdays. Calls come out of their phone credit, not yours.
Call costs at RochesterHow do I send money to someone in Rochester?
Online with GOV.UK’s Send money to someone in prison. It is free and the only way. You need their name, date of birth and prisoner number.
Money at RochesterWhat time are people released from Rochester?
Families usually collect in the morning. No gate time reported here yet. Only the prison can confirm the date.
When do they get out?