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HMP Bullingdon generally performed well, though there were some issues of serious concern, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection of the Oxfordshire jail. HMP Bullingdon, as a community prison, has the challenging task of combining the training function of a category C prison with that of a […]

Published: 30 November 2012

HMP Stocken had made progress in all areas but needed to provide more work, training and education for prisoners, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an announced inspection of the East Midlands training jail. HMP Stocken opened in 1985 and has continued a rapid expansion in capacity in recent years. […]

Published: 27 November 2012

HMP Gloucester had many problems to address, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection of the local jail. HMP Gloucester is an old prison with a poor infrastructure, situated in a cramped inner city location. Much needs to be done to raise often basic standards, including investment in […]

Published: 21 November 2012

HMP Canterbury, which holds solely foreign national prisoners, was a well-run jail in many respects. However, it needed to tackle prisoners’ offending behaviour, regardless of whether they were to be deported, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an announced inspection of the Kent prison. In 2006 HMP Canterbury became the […]

Published: 14 November 2012

HMP Onley was well led, had continued to improve and was performing reasonably well or better against all our tests of a healthy prison, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an announced inspection of the East Midlands training jail. Onley had historically specialised in the management of young offenders. In […]

Published: 07 November 2012

HMP Northumberland had performed well during a period of considerable change but needed to get more prisoners usefully occupied, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection of the training jail. This is the first inspection of HMP Northumberland since the former young offender institution, Castington, and the adult […]

Published: 06 November 2012

Police custody provision in City of London was reasonably good, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection. The inspection was part of a national programme of joint inspections of police custody. It looked at one full-time designated custody suite at Bishopsgate […]

Published: 02 November 2012

HMP Dorchester had improved the purposeful activity available for prisoners, and made progress in other areas, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced short follow-up inspection of the local jail in Dorset. HMP Dorchester is a small local prison built around 1880. At its last full inspection in 2009, […]

Published: 01 November 2012