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HMP Frankland staff provided a safe and decent environment for prisoners, with good opportunities for work, training and education, said Peter Clarke, Chief Inspector of Prisons. Today he published the report of an unannounced inspection of the high security prison near Durham.

Published: 29 June 2016

HMP Stafford was a safe and stable prison which had made considerable progress after changing its role to a sex offender prison, said Peter Clarke, Chief Inspector of Prisons. More work needed to be done to address some prisoners’ offending behaviour, he added. Today he published the report of an unannounced inspection of the training jail.

Published: 21 June 2016

HMP Forest Bank continues to manage the challenges it faces well and had improved further, said Peter Clarke, Chief Inspector of Prisons. However, the needs of some marginalised groups of prisoners merited further attention, he added. Today he published the report of an unannounced inspection of the local prison in Greater Manchester.

Published: 14 June 2016

The availability of new psychoactive substances was threatening to undermine recent progress at Moorland, said Peter Clarke, Chief Inspector of Prisons. Today he published the report of an unannounced inspection of the South Yorkshire resettlement prison.

Published: 10 June 2016

Parc was providing good work, training, education and resettlement support for prisoners, but levels of violence were too high and many prisoners felt unsafe, said Peter Clarke, Chief Inspector of Prisons. Today he published the report of an unannounced inspection of the local prison in South Wales.

Published: 08 June 2016

There was much to commend at Parc, but they needed to understand why safety had declined and act upon it, said Peter Clarke, Chief Inspector of Prisons. Today he published the report of an announced inspection of the young people’s unit at the local prison in South Wales.

Published: 08 June 2016

Wiltshire police custody had improved across most areas, especially in their treatment of people with a mental illness and children. Generally the way the use of force was monitored needed to be better, said Martin Lomas, Deputy Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary. Today they published the report of an unannounced inspection.

Published: 01 June 2016