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HMP Gartree – effective response to COVID-19 but concerns over violence, use of force and self-harm

HMP Gartree, an adult male prison in Leicestershire holding 645 prisoners serving indeterminate and life sentences, was found by inspectors from HM Inspectorate of Prisons to have responded well to the COVID-19 threat, keeping prisoners and staff safe from the virus.

Published: 30 October 2020

Not enough done to understand rehabilitation needs of minority ethnic prisoners

There is considerable gap between black and minority ethnic (BME) prisoners and prison staff in their understanding of how ethnicity influences rehabilitation and resettlement, a review by HM Inspectorate of Prisons has found.

Published: 28 October 2020

HMP Bristol – well-managed response to COVID-19 and overall improvement

HMP Bristol, a category B local and resettlement prison, was found by inspectors to have used local initiative to maximise the amount of time prisoners had out of cells during the period of COVID-19 restrictions.

Published: 23 October 2020

Cross-Channel migrants – good treatment but poor facilities and inadequate Home Office planning

Migrants arriving on the Kent coast in small boats were treated respectfully by immigration staff but held for lengthy periods in inadequate short-term facilities, inspectors found. The principal reception facility resembled a rubble-strewn building site.

Published: 23 October 2020

Chief Inspector of Prisons' final annual report - positive signs but many deep problems will remain after COVID-19

Peter Clarke, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, has published his fifth and final annual report, covering full inspections of places of detention in 2019–20 – some positive and some deeply troubling – as well as scrutiny of the enormous impact of COVID-19 in its early stages.

Published: 20 October 2020

HMP Northumberland – positive aspects including work but many have poorer daily regime than in similar prisons

HMP Northumberland, a large men’s training prison holding over 1,300 prisoners, was found by HMI Prisons to have responded promptly to the early COVID-19 threat and to have “an air of positivity” in some areas.

Published: 16 October 2020

HMP Swansea – significant progress during COVID-19 in overcrowded Victorian prison

HMP Swansea was found by HM Inspectorate of Prisons to be a well-led establishment that, despite some weakness, had overall made good progress since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published: 06 October 2020

Inspectors report on Home Office flight removing immigration detainees to France and Germany

HM Inspectorate of Prisons has published a report on an inspection of the first immigration removal flight on which all detainees were being returned to other nations involuntarily since the suspension of such chartered flights at the beginning of the COVID-19 period.

Published: 02 October 2020