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Reports published 14 August 2023
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Reports on inspections of HMP/YOI Thorn Cross and HMP Grendon
Another prison is issued with an urgent notification as Chief Inspector warns of increasingly difficult times ahead
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The Chief Inspector of Prisons wrote to the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor on Wednesday 26 July to issue an urgent notification for improvement at HMP Bristol after an unannounced inspection revealed extremely worrying conditions.
Demoralised and hesitant staff failing to keep children safe at Kent YOI
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An inspection of a Kent young offender institution (YOI), HMYOI Cookham Wood, found an establishment that was deteriorating fast, with weapon-making and violence rife and boys held in solitary confinement for extended periods. Some staff members seemed to have ‘given up’ and no longer even bothered to wear the correct uniform to work.
Reports published 10 July 2023
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Reports on inspections of HMP Ford and HMP/YOI Moorland and independent reviews of progress at HMP Isle of Wight and HMP Norwich
Prisons still failing to support rehabilitation, Chief Inspector warns
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Despite the lifting of the final pandemic restrictions in May 2022, many prisons are still failing to return to pre-pandemic regimes which support prisoners’ rehabilitation, the Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor, warns in his 2022–23 annual report.
Reports published week commencing 26 June 2023
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Reports on inspections of HMP Preston and HMP Holme House and an independent review of progress at HMP/YOI Isis