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Police custody provision in Staffordshire was generally positive, but needed to focus on consistency and better health care, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection. The inspection was part of a national programme of joint inspections of police custody. It looked […]

Published: 27 September 2012

HMYOI Reading had made further progress, which was commendable, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced short follow-up inspection of the young offender institution in Berkshire. Reading prison, built in 1844, has had a number of roles and currently holds remanded and convicted young male adults. Its last inspection […]

Published: 20 September 2012

Police custody provision in Bromley was generally positive, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection. The inspection was part of a national programme of joint inspections of police custody. It looked at the custody suite in the centre of Bromley which […]

Published: 18 September 2012

Police custody provision in Lewisham had seen significant improvements in the recent past but further improvements could be made, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection. The inspection was part of a national programme of joint inspections of police custody. It […]

Published: 18 September 2012

HMP North Sea Camp had made improvements at a time when its population had changed significantly, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced short follow-up inspection of the Lincolnshire open prison. HMP North Sea Camp was last inspected in 2009. Inspectors found then that much of the accommodation badly […]

Published: 07 September 2012

HMP Garth did some good work with very challenging prisoners, but further improvements can be made, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced short follow-up inspection of the Lancashire training jail. HMP Garth holds long-term life-sentenced prisoners, determinate sentenced prisoners serving four years and over and prisoners on indeterminate […]

Published: 06 September 2012

Police custody provision in Greater Manchester was heading in the right direction but there were some significant concerns, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection. The inspection was part of a national programme of joint inspections of police custody. It looked […]

Published: 05 September 2012

HMP Preston continued to make improvements, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced short follow-up inspection of the Lancashire local jail HMP Preston was last inspected in 2009 and was commended for performing reasonably well against all four tests of a healthy prison: safety, respect, purposeful activity and resettlement, […]

Published: 04 September 2012