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HMP & YOI New Hall was a safer and more decent prison which was helping women to return to the community without reoffending, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced full follow-up inspection of the women’s prison in West Yorkshire. He warned, however, that the treatment of a small […]

Published: 29 August 2012

HMP Everthorpe needed to improve work, education and training opportunities for prisoners, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced short follow-up inspection of the east Yorkshire training jail. HMP Everthorpe was last inspected in 2009. This inspection found the establishment was generally safe and decent, but while progress had […]

Published: 28 August 2012

HMP Wolds was a safer prison than at its previous inspection, but there were clear weaknesses in other areas, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an announced inspection of the training jail in East Yorkshire. At its last inspection in 2010, inspectors found that performance had deteriorated and expressed concerns […]

Published: 22 August 2012

HMP Buckley Hall has a number of strengths and is carrying out some useful work with prisoners, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an announced inspection of the training prison in Lancashire. Buckley Hall has managed to retain its function for the past seven years, providing a welcome measure of […]

Published: 21 August 2012

Dover Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) had made progress and improved in some key areas, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced short follow-up inspection of the removal centre in Kent. There remained, however, a need for greater practical help for detainees. Dover has operated as an immigration removal centre […]

Published: 15 August 2012

Police custody provision in Norfolk and Suffolk was exemplary, 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 the six custody suites operated jointly by Norfolk […]

Published: 14 August 2012

Some of the work HMYOI Wetherby did with vulnerable young people was excellent, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an announced inspection of the West Yorkshire young offender institution. He also published the report of a short follow-up inspection of a specialist unit within HMYOI Wetherby, the Keppel Unit. HMYOI […]

Published: 03 August 2012

Many remand prisoners had a poorer regime and less support than sentenced prisoners, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing a short thematic review. This is despite a long-established principle that remand prisoners, who have not been convicted or sentenced by a court, have rights and entitlements not available to sentenced prisoners. At any […]

Published: 02 August 2012

HMP/YOI Portland provided a purposeful regime for prisoners but some safety issues required attention, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced short follow-up inspection of the training prison in Dorset. Portland has operated, since its change of function in April 2011, as a combined adult training and young adult […]

Published: 01 August 2012