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Peterborough women's prison – respectful but undermined by deteriorating safety and concerns over force and strip-searching

Peterborough jail for women was found to be “not sufficiently” safe for prisoners, the first time in a number of years that a women’s jail was assessed at this level, according to HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP).

Published: 23 January 2018

HMP Liverpool – an abject failure by leaders to provide a safe and decent jail

Prison leaders, from local to national, presided over an “abject failure” to provide a safe, decent and purposeful regime at HMP Liverpool, according to Peter Clarke, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons.

Published: 19 January 2018

HM Chief Inspector of Prisons demands action from Secretary of State for Justice over “fundamentally unsafe” Nottingham prison

The Chief Inspector of Prisons has demanded that the Secretary of State for Justice intervenes to ensure urgent action to save lives and protect fearful prisoners in the “fundamentally unsafe” HMP Nottingham.

Published: 18 January 2018

HMYOI Cookham Wood – cumbersome security keeps boys locked up when they should receive education and therapy

Education and therapy for boys at Cookham Wood young offender institution (YOI) was undermined by a custody regime which kept them locked in cells while skilled and enthusiastic professionals waited for them in empty rooms, prisons inspectors found.

Published: 09 January 2018

HMP Swansea – complacency and inexcusable failure to address suicides and high self-harm, says Chief Inspector

HMP Swansea had a ‘complacent and inexcusable’ approach to the safety of vulnerable prisoners, failing to respond effectively to high levels of self-harm and suicides of new prisoners, HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) found.

Published: 04 January 2018