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Border Force in England and Scotland continues to care well for detainees

Detainees held in Border Force customs custody suites at ports and airports in England and Scotland continued to be well cared for, according to an independent inspection report published by HM Inspectorate of Prisons today.

Published: 28 September 2017

HMP/YOI Portland – a prison with very high violence levels and a marked decline in safety

Safety had deteriorated markedly over three years at HMP/YOI Portland, with very high levels of violence in 2017, according to a report on the Dorset prison by HM Inspectorate of Prisons. Ready supplies of illicit drugs were linked to bullying and violence.

Published: 20 September 2017

HMYOI Wetherby and Keppel – improvements and greater stability for boys but violence still too high

HMYOI Wetherby, a young offender institution with some extremely challenging young people, had improved and become more stable over the last year, according to Peter Clarke, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons.

Published: 19 September 2017

HMP Grendon – an impressive prison working with long-sentenced prisoners

HMP Grendon offered excellent opportunities to the men it held to understand and address their offending behaviour, said Peter Clarke, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons. Today he published the report of an unannounced inspection of the training prison in Buckinghamshire.

Published: 14 September 2017

HMP Thameside – a well-ordered prison that tackled gangs and avoided huge increases in violence seen elsewhere

HMP Thameside, in south east London, effectively tackled gangs and avoided the huge rises in violence seen in other jails, according to Peter Clarke, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons.

Published: 12 September 2017

HMP Bullingdon – a local and resettlement prison suffering problems arising from severe staffing shortages

HMP Bullingdon – a large, complex prison in Oxfordshire – faced significant challenges, including high levels of violence, drugs and gang problems and poor offender management and assessment of post-release risk to the public, according to Peter Clarke, Chief Inspector of Prisons.

Published: 06 September 2017

HMP & YOI Sudbury – a much improved open prison

HMP & YOI Sudbury was offering good support to help rehabilitate the men it held, said Peter Clarke, Chief Inspector of Prisons. Today he published the report of an unannounced inspection of the open prison in Derbyshire.

Published: 05 September 2017