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Two reports on unannounced inspections of HMP/YOI Feltham in West London are published today by Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons. The reports record unacceptably high levels of violence at Feltham, and say a rethink was needed about its role. The Chief Inspector has cautiously welcomed the decision taken after the inspection that young adults […]
Published: 10 July 2013
La Moye prison had been transformed, both physically and in terms of improved practice, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing a report on an inspection of the Jersey prison. La Moye prison was previously inspected by HM Inspectorate of Prisons in 2005. This 2013 inspection was at the initiation and invitation of the […]
Published: 25 June 2013
Police custody provision in Essex had improved after recent moves to manage it centrally, but staffing levels needed to be addressed, 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 […]
Published: 19 June 2013
HMP Lindholme requires urgent improvements, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection of the South Yorkshire training prison. Outcomes for prisoners across the prison as a whole were not good enough in too many areas, but the side for low risk category D prisoners was the worst establishment […]
Published: 18 June 2013
Colnbrook was generally well managed and making progress, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an announced inspection of the immigration removal centre (IRC) near Heathrow. Colnbrook is one of the more secure and ‘prison-like’ facilities in the IRC estate. It holds just over 400 mainly adult male detainees, as well […]
Published: 11 June 2013
There were high levels of violence at HMYOI Ashfield, and more work was needed to prepare young people for release or transfer as the prison re-roled, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons. Today he published a report on an unannounced inspection of the young offender institution (YOI) near Bristol. In January 2013, the Justice […]
Published: 04 June 2013
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