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HMP Grendon was an important national resource working with some very serious offenders, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons. Today he published the report of an unannounced inspection of the training jail and therapeutic community in Buckinghamshire. HMP Grendon is based on the concept that democratic therapeutic communities, run by both staff and prisoners, […]
Published: 28 January 2014
HMP Wayland had improved but some significant weaknesses needed addressing, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection of the Norfolk training prison HMP Wayland holds around 1,000 men and was last inspected in 2011. This recent inspection found that the prison was reasonably safe. Staff-prisoner relationships were the […]
Published: 22 January 2014
HMP Parc served prisoners and the public well, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection of the local prison in South Wales. HMP Parc is one of the largest prisons in England and Wales and at the time of inspection it held 1,326 prisoners, as well as 57 […]
Published: 21 January 2014
Harmondsworth needed to focus on the needs of the most vulnerable men it held, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection of the immigration removal centre near Heathrow airport. At its last inspection in 2011, inspectors found a centre that was working hard to sustain improvements after opening […]
Published: 16 January 2014
Police custody in Barking and Dagenham was among the best provision we have seen in the Metropolitan Police Service, 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 […]
Published: 07 January 2014
Police custody in Havering was generally positive, 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 custody suite serving the London Borough of Havering within […]
Published: 07 January 2014
HMP Exeter was well-led, with competent and caring staff, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection of the local prison in Devon. HMP Exeter is, in many respects, a typical Victorian, inner city local prison. It holds a largely transient population of just over 500 prisoners, many received […]
Published: 20 December 2013
HMP Brixton needed to do more to build a new culture and ways of working to suit its changed role, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection of the south London jail. Some 12 months before the inspection, HMP Brixton been re-designated to a category C/D resettlement prison, […]
Published: 17 December 2013
HMP Risley is improving, but still has challenges to overcome, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection of the Cheshire training prison. HMP Risley holds over 1,000 adult male prisoners. The prison is burdened with a historically poor reputation, but at its last inspection in February 2011, inspectors […]
Published: 26 November 2013
HMP Kennet was helping prisoners to acquire new skills and to prepare for release, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection of the resettlement prison near Liverpool. HMP Kennet is situated next to Ashworth high security hospital in converted former hospital premises. It opened in 2007 as a […]
Published: 19 November 2013