Category: Press notices and releases
Inability to get things done is contributing to potentially harmful frustration among prisoners
Prisoners rely on staff for their basic needs in jail, but too many receive poor responses to simple requests, a new review has found.
Too few staff and easy availability of drugs hindering care for women at Styal
Inspectors visiting HMP Styal were disappointed to find a deterioration in safety, with positive drug test results now the highest in the women’s estate, a problem which leaders appeared ill-equipped to tackle.
Reports published 24 February
Reports on HMP The Mount, La Moye prison (Jersey) and short-term holding facilities at France-UK Borders.
Reports published 17 February
Reports on an inspection of West Midlands and Warwickshire courts and an inspection of escort and removals to Portugal.
Reports published 10 February
Reports on an independent review of progress at HMP Durham and a full inspection of HMP Standford Hill.
Frustrations about a lack of basic care lead women in prison to self-harm
Prisons are not doing enough to help women cope in prison and for some, the lack of care to meet their basic needs causes such distress that they resort to harming themselves, according to a new report from HM Inspectorate of Prisons.
HMP Winchester: drugs and violence highlight systemic failings in a persistently underachieving prison
The Chief Inspector of Prisons has called for more support and investment to halt the serious decline in safety and security at Winchester prison. During an inspection in October, Charlie Taylor found such concerning conditions at the jail that he issued an Urgent Notification for improvement to the Secretary of State.