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Improvements at HMYOI Warren Hill had been sustained but more needs to be done to address high levels of violence, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an announced inspection of the young offender institution in Suffolk. Warren Hill was previously inspected in 2011 when inspectors described it as improving following […]

Published: 31 July 2013

Detainees were generally treated with care, but greater scrutiny was needed to drive up standards in court cells, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons. Today he published the report of an inspection of court custody facilities in Lancashire and Cumbria. The inspection was the third in a new programme of inspections of court custody […]

Published: 30 July 2013

HMP Guys Marsh was working to improve the amount of purposeful activity available for prisoners, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced short follow-up inspection of the training prison in Dorset. HMP Guys Marsh was last inspected in 2010, when inspectors reported a number of strengths, including reasonable levels […]

Published: 25 July 2013

HMP Nottingham had experienced many changes and increased its population, but had still made some improvements, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced short follow-up inspection of the local jail. HMP Nottingham held just over 1,000 men with over a third on remand and a small number aged under […]

Published: 23 July 2013

Morton Hall was a safe establishment which supported the detainees it held, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an announced inspection of the immigration removal centre (IRC) in Lincolnshire. Morton Hall served as a women’s prison for many years, and latterly held a high proportion of foreign national women. In […]

Published: 17 July 2013

HMP Cardiff was a reasonably good prison but its approach was sometimes too casual, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an announced inspection of the local prison in Wales. HMP Cardiff is busy and overcrowded. At the time of the inspection it held over 40% more men than it was […]

Published: 16 July 2013

Two reports on unannounced inspections of HMP/YOI Feltham in West London are published today by Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons. The reports record unacceptably high levels of violence at Feltham, and say a rethink was needed about its role. The Chief Inspector has cautiously welcomed the decision taken after the inspection that young adults […]

Published: 10 July 2013