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HMP Wymott continued to operate effectively but needed to improve safety and focus on diversity, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of short follow-up inspection of the Lancashire training jail. HMP Wymott is a large prison, holding over 1,100 men. Its last full inspection in October 2008 was positive. Inspectors were […]

Published: 29 March 2012

HMP Low Newton continued to operate effectively, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of inspection of the women’s prison near Durham. HMP Low Newton is essentially a community prison for women mostly from the North East of England. This inspection found that outcomes for women were good or reasonably good against […]

Published: 28 March 2012

Police custody provision in South Wales was well managed, but some issues needed attention, 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 covered seven custody suites, operating […]

Published: 27 March 2012

HMYOI Brinsford had made gradual improvements but much more remains to be done, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an inspection of the Wolverhampton young offender institution. HMYOI Brinsford was last inspected late in 2009. At that time, it held children and young adults. The juvenile function ended in January […]

Published: 21 March 2012

Police custody provision in Tower Hamlets was much improved, but there was still room for further improvement, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of a follow-up inspection. The inspection was a follow-up to a previous critical inspection of police custody suites in Tower Hamlets […]

Published: 20 March 2012

HMP Featherstone had made solid progress and its working day was having a positive impact, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an inspection of the Wolverhampton training jail. HMP Featherstone was last inspected in 2008, when inspectors reported continued progress, while recognising that there was still much more that needed […]

Published: 16 March 2012

HMP Dovegate was making good progress and its therapeutic community was on a much sounder footing, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection of the Staffordshire jail. HMP Dovegate is a category B training prison for prisoners serving long sentences. Its last inspection in 2008 noted improvements in […]

Published: 07 March 2012