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Report published 6 June 2023
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A report following an inspection of short-term holding facilities at Western Jet Foil, Manston and Kent Intake Unit
International Day of Parents: the vital importance of family relationships for those in prison
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It is well known that prisoners who maintain contact with their families are significantly less likely to reoffend on their release. During the pandemic, work to support those ties faced new challenges. Following International Day of Parents, Martin Kettle considers some of the work by prisons to maintain the vital relationship between parents and children.
Reports published 30 May 2023
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Reports on inspections of HMP Birmingham, HMP Leicester and escort and removals to Albania
Using failure to drive transformational change
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Following an inspection of a previously failing prison, Birmingham, Charlie Taylor considers how an impressive governor used an Urgent Notification as a catalyst to transform it.
Report published 22 May 2023
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Report on an independent review of progress at HMP Pentonville
Reports published 17 May 2023
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Reports on inspections of short-term holding facilities managed by Border Force and court custody facilities in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire
International Day of Families: the importance of family for children in custody
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On International Day of Families, Angus Jones, Team Leader for Children and Young People, reflects on the vital importance of families for children in custody.
Reports published 2 May 2023
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Reports on an inspection of HMP/YOI Stoke Heath and an independent review of progress at HMP Wayland
Chief Inspector of Prisons demands urgent action after finding boys kept in solitary confinement in Kent YOI
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HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has issued an Urgent Notification to the Secretary of State for Justice, demanding immediate action to improve the conditions in which children are being held at an institution in Kent.