HMP/YOI Deerbolt
Inspection report - Deerbolt (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Report on an unannounced inspection of HMP/YOI Deerbolt by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (3-19 December 2024)
Deerbolt healthy prison scores
What we found
Illicit drugs were too easily available, with the rate of positive random drug tests high. Evidence suggested violence was on a downward trajectory, but it was still the second highest rate of assault among comparator prisons and self-harm was the highest of similar jails. The over-restrictive and unreliable regime, as well as staff inexperience, frustrated prisoners. Many men were locked up during the working day, struggling to get to activities.
Points to note: Patients faced unacceptable barriers to receiving health care. They were not escorted to appointments, received medicines late and had clinics cancelled. A high number of medical emergencies caused by substance misuse compounded these problems.
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