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A new report has found that inexperienced prison officers at HMP/YOI Hindley were struggling to manage a very challenging prison dominated by a “tsunami” of drugs, high levels of violence and self-harm and failing infrastructure.

Published: 12 March 2024

Some of the most vulnerable children in the country are being stripped of their clothing under restraint with far too little oversight and accountability and inappropriate use of pain-inducing techniques, a report by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has found.

Published: 05 March 2024

Press notices for reports published week commencing 26 February 2024

Published: 26 February 2024

Inspectors returning to Lowdham Grange prison to assess progress after a worrying earlier inspection found levels of violence had increased by 55%, self-harm by 41% and drug use had also risen further.

Published: 20 February 2024

Press notices for reports published week commencing 19 February 2024

Published: 19 February 2024

A report on Bedford prison published today reveals the full scale of problems that led HM Chief Inspector of Prisons to write to the Secretary of State for Justice in November to invoke an Urgent Notification about the state of the jail.

Published: 14 February 2024

A new report by the Chief Inspector of prisons shines a light on the plight of desperately unwell men and women languishing in prison waiting for transfer to secure mental hospitals.

Published: 06 February 2024

Report published week commencing 5 February 2024

Published: 05 February 2024

One of the largest category C training and resettlement prisons in England is failing to deliver its core purpose to prepare men for their return to the community.

Published: 30 January 2024

Parc YOI has consistently been the best performing in England and Wales, as this inspection and previous inspections show.

Published: 23 January 2024