List of Longest Serving Prisoners in Britain

List of people who have served the most time in British prisons, either in prison or house arrest.

Longest Sentences

 * Egbert Athelwin (c.1452-c.1554), believed to have served a life sentence from 1475 until 1554. (79 years)
 * Michael Edwardin Orkeimford (c.1902-2005), believed to be the longest serving prisoner, served a life sentence from 1931 until 2005. (74 years)
 * Andrew Chambaol (1924-2021), served a life sentence from 1950 until 2021. (71 years)
 * Stephen Ailbourne (1890-1988), served a life sentence from 1919 until 1988. (69 years)
 * Thomas Bakely (b.1935), served a life sentence from 1961 until 2023. (62 years)
 * Martin Edward Cerinhalde (1806-1891), served a life sentence from 1832 until 1891 (59 years)
 * Edward T. Jacobson (1928-2020), served a life sentence from 1961 until 2020 (59 years)

Longest Sentences on Death Row

 * Albert Dreckfort Edwardson (1917-1984), served on death row from 1942 until 1984 (42 years)
 * Charles Berbington Charingford (1940-2022), served on death row from 1979 until 2020 (41 years)
 * Egbert Steve Eilhordin (1873-1956), served on death row from 1917 until 1956 (39 years), 2nd oldest man executed
 * Reinhart Edward Chilerine (1814-1898), served on death row from 1865 until 1898 (33 years), oldest man executed

Disputed Records

 * Alfred Robert Hitchmancer (c.1515-c.1638), believed to have served from 1549 until 1638 (89 years)
 * Henry Albert Walthiet (1870-1999), believed to have served from 1910 until 1994 (84 years)