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HMYOI Wetherby and Keppel – real progress but violence needs to be addressed

Wetherby – a young offender institution in Yorkshire with 231 boys aged between 15 and 18, including 40 in the specialist Keppel unit for the most vulnerable and challenging young people in the national detention system – was found by inspectors to have made “very real progress” in the last year.

Published: 26 July 2018

Immigration removal flight – efficient operation marred by use of restraint belts with little justification

Inspectors concerned about excessive use of waist restraint belts on an immigration removal charter flight in January 2018 found that escort practice on a flight two months later to France and Bulgaria had improved but was “still poor.”

Published: 24 July 2018

Court custody in Thames Valley – good intentions undermined by staffing shortages and poor conditions

Inspectors found a healthy culture among custody staff in Thames Valley courts, and senior managers who wanted to improve outcomes for detainees.

Published: 19 July 2018

HMP Dovegate Therapeutic Prison – impressive institution working with high-risk, violent men

Dovegate Therapeutic Prison (TP) in Staffordshire, which holds 200 men from across the prison service undergoing intensive programmes to reduce the risk they pose, was found by inspectors to be an impressive institution.

Published: 17 July 2018

HMP Wandsworth – overcrowded Victorian jail needing a new culture to improve safety and living conditions

HMP Wandsworth in south London was found by inspectors to be one of the most overcrowded jails in England and Wales and filled with many men with drug or mental health problems receiving poor training and education.

Published: 13 July 2018

Some of the worst prison conditions ever seen but key role for Inspectorate in driving improvement – Chief Inspector’s annual report for 2017–18

In the year 2017–18 prison inspectors documented some of the most disturbing jail conditions they had ever seen, according to Peter Clarke, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons.

Published: 11 July 2018

HMP Oakwood – an impressive prison dealing with drugs and violence in a largely high-risk population

HMP Oakwood, one of the largest prisons in the country, was found by inspectors to be an “impressive institution” despite dealing with problems of drugs and violence and a large population of men, 60% of whom posed a serious risk of harm.

Published: 10 July 2018