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Cedars pre-departure accommodation - an exceptional facility

Cedars is an exceptional facility and has many practices which should be replicated in other areas of detention, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an announced inspection of the pre-departure accommodation near Gatwick. This is the first inspection of the Cedars pre-departure accommodation, where families are detained for up to […]

Published: 23 October 2012

Detainees at risk of self-harm: better information-sharing needed on escort records

Police, courts, escorts and prisons need to work together to improve the quality and flow of information shared between them about detainees at risk of self-harm, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of a thematic inspection on the use of the person escort record. The report, The use of the person […]

Published: 22 October 2012

Progress in prisons, but some serious concerns, say chief inspector

There had been general improvements in prisons, immigration removal centres, police cells and other places of custody, but progress had been uneven, and was under threat, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing his annual report. During 2011-12, prisons responded positively to the government’s determination to introduce a ‘rehabilitation revolution’ and continued to improve, […]

Published: 17 October 2012

HMP Isle of Wight - A mixed picture

It was challenging to manage the three old prisons that now make up HMP Isle of Wight as one establishment – the distinct character of each site meant that progress across the prison as a whole was mixed, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an announced inspection of the prison […]

Published: 16 October 2012

HMP Wakefield - some progress

HMP Wakefield was making slow but tangible progress in the face of considerable challenges, some of which were outside the prison’s direct control, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection of the high security jail in West Yorkshire. HMP Wakefield was making slow but tangible progress in the […]

Published: 12 October 2012

HMP Leyhill - generally positive

The men held at HMP Leyhill were being well prepared for release back into the community, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an announced inspection of the open jail in Gloucestershire. However, there was scope to improve in some important areas, he added. HMP Leyhill was the first modern open […]

Published: 03 October 2012