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Court Custody facilities in Humber and South Yorkshire - some concerns

Custody staff treated detainees decently, but lacked training which would help them keep people more safely, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons. Today he published the report of an inspection of court custody facilities across Humber and South Yorkshire. The inspection was the ninth in a programme of inspections of court custody carried out […]

Published: 26 August 2015

Close Supervision Centres - a well run system which contains dangerous men safely and decently

Clear progress had been made in clarifying the aims and processes of the system for managing the most dangerous prisoners in the country, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons. Today he published a report on close supervision centres in English high security prisons.

Published: 25 August 2015

HMP The Mount - performing well

HMP The Mount was performing well and was better than many similar prisons, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons. Today he published the report of an unannounced inspection of the training and resettlement prison in Hertfordshire.

Published: 21 August 2015

HMP/YOI Stoke Heath - managing change well

HMP/YOI Stoke Heath was managing reasonably well, but could do more to reduce the risk that prisoners reoffend, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons. Today he published the report of an unannounced inspection of the Shropshire training prison. HMP/YOI Stoke Heath held both adults and young adults and had a small remand function serving […]

Published: 19 August 2015

Keppel Unit HMYOI Wetherby - a high-performing specialist unit working with young offenders

Staff deserve credit for what they have achieved with boys at the Keppel Unit, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons. Today he published the report of an unannounced inspection of the special unit at the young offender institution in West Yorkshire.

Published: 18 August 2015

Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre - not meeting the needs of vulnerable women

Yarl’s Wood has deteriorated since its last inspection and the needs of the women held have grown, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons. Today he published the report of an unannounced inspection of the Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) in Bedfordshire. Yarl’s Wood held 354 detainees at the time of this inspection. Most were single […]

Published: 12 August 2015

The Verne Immigration Removal Centre - satisfactory, but some improvements necessary

The Verne had undergone significant change and had made a reasonable start, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons. Today he published the report of an unannounced inspection of the Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) in Dorset. The Verne, formerly a prison, has been an Immigration Removal Centre since September 2014. This was its first inspection […]

Published: 11 August 2015