[citation needed] The eligibility for entry to HMP Whatton are that prisoners should (a) be at security category C, (b) have at least six months of their sentence left to serve, and (c) not require the services of a full-time MO.

[citation needed] The current Governor of the prison is Caroline Vine, with the Independent Monitoring Board being chaired by Jan Pavier.

Whatton has won a number of gardening and Wildlife awards (Windlesham Trophy) and prisoners are actively involved in improving and developing the environment.

This project has now been extended to five other prisons (Hull, Frankland, North Sea Camp, Leyhill, and Isle of Wight).

In its most recent report (published 4 January 2017), HM Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) commended the prison on its excellent regime and outcomes, in particular in relation to its education and training work.

HMP Whatton has close ties to the Sexual Offences, Crime and Misconduct Research Unit (SOCAMRU) of Nottingham Trent University (NTU).

The collaboration between HMP Whatton and Nottingham Trent University led to the establishment of the Safer Living Foundation (SLF) charity.

[5] Staff associated with the collaboration between the prison and SLF have also been public figures in promoting evidence-based treatments and policy approaches to reducing sexual crime, including former HMP Whatton's governor, Lynn Saunders, being featured by The Times newspaper in 2015