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HMP Rochester wasn’t an easy prison to run but managers had clear plans for improvements, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an announced inspection of the prison and young offender institution in Kent. HMP Rochester is a complex institution going through considerable change. An older part comprises the original borstal […]

Published: 30 May 2013

HMP Leeds dealt with the challenges it faced very well, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection of the local jail in West Yorkshire. HMP Leeds faced many of the typical challenges of a large, Victorian, inner-city local prison: it was chronically overcrowded, the physical condition of some […]

Published: 21 May 2013

HMP Thameside had faced evident challenges in bringing stability to the prison and there was much more to do, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection of the local prison in south east London. Located next to Belmarsh and Isis prisons, HMP Thameside is a new establishment which […]

Published: 14 May 2013

HMP Huntercombe had managed its transition to a foreign national prison well, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an announced inspection of the jail in Oxfordshire. HMP Huntercombe had seen several changes of role and, in 2012, was designated a facility for holding convicted foreign national prisoners. At the time […]

Published: 08 May 2013

Police custody provision in Hampshire was generally positive, but health care was in need of 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 looked at nine […]

Published: 07 May 2013

Border Force customs custody suites across England and Scotland needed to focus on improving health services, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection. The inspection was the first in a programme of inspections of Border Force customs custody suites. It covered […]

Published: 01 May 2013