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HMYOI Feltham A – commendable progress must be sustained with larger population

HMYOI Feltham A – an establishment for 15-18-year-old boys in West London which has a turbulent history – showed improvement across many aspects when HM Inspectorate of Prisons visited in February 2021.

Published: 23 March 2021

HMP Long Lartin – needs improved leadership across many areas of prison life

HMP Long Lartin, a long-term high-security prison in Worcestershire, was found by inspectors from HM Inspectorate of Prisons in February 2021 to be recovering from a serious recent COVID-19 outbreak in which three prisoners had died and there were staff shortages.

Published: 16 March 2021

HMP Lowdham Grange - well led and dealt with serious COVID-19 outbreak

HMP Lowdham Grange, a large men’s prison near Nottingham, was found to have dealt effectively with a serious COVID-19 outbreak in September 2020, in which hundreds of prisoners and staff tested positive, according to a report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMI Prisons).

Published: 05 March 2021

HMYOI Wetherby and Keppel – safer and improved care, but concerns over education

HMYOI Wetherby was found by inspectors from HM Inspectorate of Prisons in January 2021 to have made improvements in safety and the care of children since the previous inspection in the early months of the pandemic.

Published: 26 February 2021

HMP Birmingham – calmer with improved living conditions

HMP Birmingham, a local men’s prison heavily criticised by HM Inspectorate of Prisons in recent years, was found by inspectors in 2021 to have made sustained progress, with significant work to restore order. Inspectors were concerned, however, that not all acts of violence and self-harm were accurately recorded.

Published: 16 February 2021

Prison COVID-19 restrictions – virus suppressed but a heavy toll on prisoners' well-being and rehabilitation

The spread of COVID-19 was limited in prisons by a restricted daily regime, including prolonged isolation in cells, but there has been a “heavy cost” in deteriorating well-being and an increased risk to society that prisoners are released without effective rehabilitation, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has warned.

Published: 11 February 2021

Experiences of children in custody – violence and long lock-up remain significant problems

Children’s experiences in custody in 2019-20 disclosed a “grim” picture of violence and self-harm and long periods locked in their cells, according to Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons.

Published: 03 February 2021

HMP Leicester – severely curtailed regime for ten months in cramped, ageing prison

HMP Leicester, a small and cramped prison nearly 200 years old, was found by inspectors to have been running a severely curtailed COVID-19 regime for ten months, with most prisoners out of cell for only 50 minutes a day.

Published: 27 January 2021

HMP/YOI Hindley - creative work to reduce impact of COVID-19 restrictions but rising violence a concern

HMP/YOI Hindley, a training and resettlement prison near Wigan, was found by inspectors to have worked well to control the COVID-19 virus, with only one confirmed case among prisoners since the start of the pandemic.

Published: 26 January 2021

Prison Service failures to support young adults put society at risk from reoffending

The Prison Service has failed for more than a decade to deal effectively with young adult prisoners, missing opportunities to help them rehabilitate and putting communities at risk from reoffending, according to HM Chief Inspector of Prisons.

Published: 20 January 2021