Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons

• HMP Doncaster – “A very poor prison”

  26 Mar 2016, 12:14pm

  Safety was a major concern at HMP Doncaster and a lack of staff was contributing to problems, said Martin Lomas, Deputy Chief Inspector of Prisons. Today he published the report of an unannounced inspection of the South Yorkshire local jail. HMP Doncaster, which opened in 1994 and is managed by Serco, holds just over 1,000 adult and young adult male...

   

• HMP LINDHOLME – VERY POOR

  18 Jun 2013, 0:01am

  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...

   

• HM Inspectorate of Prisons and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary report on police custody in Hampshire – improvements needed in health care provision

  7 May 2013, 11:57am

  Police custody provision in Hampshire was generally positive, but health care was in need of attention, 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...

   

• Border Force customs custody suites in England and Scotland – Health services needed attention

  1 May 2013, 10:36am

  Border Force customs custody suites across England and Scotland needed to focus on improving health services, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection. The inspection was the first in a programme of inspections of Border Force customs custody suites....

   

• HMYOI HINDLEY – SOME VERY GOOD WORK

  25 Apr 2013, 0:01am

  HMYOI Hindley had some real strengths and was doing some very good work with young people, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection of the young offender institution near Wigan. However, as with other young offender institutions, it was having greater difficulty in keeping young people safe,...

   

• HM Inspectorate of Prisons report on HMP Hewell – significant concerns

  23 Apr 2013, 18:53pm

  HMP Hewells performance has deteriorated sharply since its last inspection, and action must be taken to improve, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced full follow-up inspection of the Worcestershire prison. HMP Hewell has faced significant challenges in recent years. It was formed in 2008 following the...

   

• HMP SWANSEA – SOME IMPROVEMENTS, BUT NOT ENOUGH FOR PRISONERS TO DO

  17 Apr 2013, 0:01am

  HMP Swansea had made improvements in safety and in resettlement, but needed to provide more purposeful activity for prisoners, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced short follow-up inspection of the Welsh local prison. HMP Swanseas last inspection in 2010 found that, on the whole, the prison was achieving...

   

• POLICE CUSTODY IN HARINGEY – GENERALLY POSITIVE

  9 Apr 2013, 0:01am

  Police custody provision in Haringey was sound, but there were a few inconsistencies, 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 two custody...

   

• HMP Altcourse – a very effective local prison

  3 Apr 2013, 9:30am

  HMP Altcourse was a safe prison with excellent learning and skills provision, but resettlement work needed to improve further, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons. Today he published the report of an unannounced short follow-up inspection of the Liverpool jail. This short follow-up inspection focuses on the progress the prison has made in...

   

• HMP/YOI Lewes – sustained progress in some areas, but more purposeful activity needed

  27 Mar 2013, 9:36am

  HMP/YOI Lewes was a generally safe and decent prison but needed more meaningful work and training for prisoners, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection of the Sussex local jail. HMP/YOI Lewes provides a mixture of traditional and more modern accommodation and has grown in recent years, now...