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YOIs four months into COVID-19 – continued "avoidable" extreme lock-up troubles inspectors

Inspectors from HM Inspectorate of Prisons were concerned that most children in two young offender institutions (YOIs) were still locked up for most of the day after four months of COVID-19 restrictions. They found that local management attempts at HYOI Feltham A and HMYOI Werrington to reintroduce education classes were blocked by the prison service and national staff associations.

Published: 27 July 2020

Inspectors concerned by impact of continued COVID-19 regime restrictions in women's prisons

Inspectors who visited two closed women’s prisons found there was an urgent need to ease severe regime restrictions which had been in place during the COVID-19 emergency, with clearer national guidance. Many prisoners reported deteriorating physical and mental health and some had not seen their children for more than three months.

Published: 17 July 2020

Men's local prisons during COVID-19 – prisoners' understanding of regime restrictions "severely tested"

Three men’s local prisons were found to have suppressed transmission of the COVID-19 virus effectively but prisoners were becoming increasingly frustrated after three months of severe regime restrictions.

Published: 10 July 2020

Men's category C prisons during COVID-19 - local managers frustrated in efforts to ease regimes

Prisons inspectors were concerned about the impact of prolonged severe regime restrictions in three category C men’s prisons and found that even modest local initiatives to allow more time out of cell were frustrated by national guidelines and the concerns of staff associations.

Published: 03 July 2020

Courts custody in Avon, Somerset and Gloucestershire – good care but concerns about delays and some poor-quality cells

Custody in the cluster of criminal courts in Avon, Somerset and Gloucestershire was found by HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMI Prisons) to be delivered professionally and respectfully.

Published: 01 July 2020