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An inspection of HMP and YOI Foston Hall has found that although there had been some progress, outcomes for women continued to be affected by high levels of violence and self-harm, the ingress of drugs and some unacceptable behaviour from staff.

HMP Parc, which inspectors had previously judged to be one of the most successful prisons in England and Wales, had suffered a serious decline in standards, according to findings from an inspection in January. Failure to tackle an alarming ingress of drugs had led to a spate of tragic deaths at the prison. It had weathered two years of turbulence and intense public and political scrutiny which were further heightened by allegations about staff conduct, investigations and arrests.

Report on HMP Brixton.

Already-inadequate conditions at HMP Guys Marsh were deteriorating further, with fractured relationships between staff and prisoners creating a negative culture, an inspection has found.

A review of progress at Harmondsworth has revealed substantial improvements since February 2024, when it received the worst-ever judgements for an immigration removal centre.

Report on HMP Nottingham.

Prisoners rely on staff for their basic needs in jail, but too many receive poor responses to simple requests, a new review has found.

Reports on HMP/YOI Deerbolt and HMP Forest Bank.

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. A lack of enhanced gate security, an X-ray machine and a body scanner undermined the prison’s efforts to stop the ingress of drugs of which 44% of surveyed women said they were easy to get hold of.

Report on an inspection of HMP Stafford.