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HMP Eastwood Park - Safe and respectful but some units not fit for purpose

HMP Eastwood Park, a closed women’s prison near Bristol with a catchment area including Wales, was found to have remained a safe, respectful and purposeful prison over the last three years.

Published: 28 August 2019

HMP Pentonville - Poor safety and weaknesses across all areas but management starting to get a grip on problems

HMP Pentonville, one of the country’s oldest and busiest prisons, was found by inspectors to be failing to meet the “undoubtedly great challenges” it faces, with safety assessed as particularly poor.

Published: 21 August 2019

HMP Elmley - Weaknesses across all areas but plans and staffing in place to make progress

HMP Elmley, a large men’s prison on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, was found to have become less safe over the last four years and was assessed by inspectors as not sufficiently good across all aspects of prison life.

Published: 20 August 2019

HMP Isle of Wight - still respectful but less safe, with weaknesses in release and rehabilitation work

HMP Isle of Wight – holding nearly 1,000 men convicted of sexual offences – was found to be a respectful prison but one where safety had deteriorated and rehabilitation and release planning was not sufficiently good.

Published: 13 August 2019

Escorted immigration removal flight to Nigeria and Ghana - reasonably well conducted but concerns remain about restraints and detainee dignity

Operation Majestic, a regular Home Office-chartered immigration flight to Nigeria and Ghana, was found in March 2019 to have been carried out reasonably well.

Published: 09 August 2019

Resettlement work in YOIs - in most cases letting down the children they release, say Chief Inspectors

Young offender institutions (YOIs) are largely failing to prepare children they release to live safe, law-abiding and productive lives in the community, according to a new report by two criminal justice inspectorates.

Published: 08 August 2019

HMP Durham - safer, with success in tackling drugs, but weaker on learning from deaths and managing risks from released prisoners

HMP Durham, a 19th century prison in the centre of the city, was found to have improved in key areas of safety related to drugs and violence, which were highlighted by a troubling inspection in 2018.

Published: 06 August 2019

HMP Channings Wood - improvement and greater consistency across many aspects of prison life

HMP Channings Wood, a men’s prison in Devon, was found in an independent review of progress (IRP) to have successfully addressed many of the inconsistencies and weaknesses evident in a full inspection in 2018.

Published: 06 August 2019

Police Terrorism Act (TACT) Custody - many positive features with recommended improvements focusing on governance

The first independent inspection of the treatment and conditions for detainees in specialist police Terrorism Act (TACT) custody suites found good care for those held.

Published: 01 August 2019