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HM Chief Inspector of Prisons demands urgent government action to tackle appalling violence and squalor at HMP Birmingham

In his Urgent Notification letter, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has called on the Justice Secretary to launch an urgent and independent enquiry to understand how HMP Birmingham has “slipped into crisis” in only 18 months.

Inspectors found the prison in “an appalling state” with high violence, widespread bullying, squalid living conditions and poor control by fearful staff, who suffered an arson attack on their car park during the inspection.

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Read about our remit and values and the role of the Chief Inspector. See the Urgent Notifications we have issued and find out more about the process.

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Explore the criteria we use for assessing the treatment of detainees and conditions in detention. Discover examples of good practice in men's prisons.

National Preventive Mechanism

Coordinated by HMI Prisons, the UK’s NPM is made up of 21 organisations which monitor places of detention to help prevent torture and ill-treatment. Find out more about the NPM

Latest reports

Derbyshire police custody suites

Report on an unannounced inspection visit to police custody suites in Derbyshire (9–19 April 2018)

HMP Birmingham Urgent Notification

HMP Birmingham Urgent Notification letter, issued on 16 August 2018, and inspection debriefing paper

HMP Hull

Report on an unannounced inspection of HMP Hull (26 March–12 April 2018)

HMYOI Wetherby and Keppel

Report on an unannounced inspection of HMYOI Wetherby and Keppel (5–15 March 2018)

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