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Report published 26 August

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Report published on HMYOI Feltham A.

HMP Usk and HMP/YOI Prescoed: safe, stable and focused on rehabilitation

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Two prisons in Wales were delivering good outcomes for prisoners, according to a new report from HM Inspectorate of Prisons.

Reports published 4 August

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Reports published on HMP/YOI Lincoln and HMP Onley.

Reports published 28 July

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Report published on HMYOI Werrington.

Four years on: Neurodiversity in prisons

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In July 2021, we published a review of evidence of ‘Neurodiversity in the Criminal Justice System’, as part of the Criminal Justice Joint Inspection (CJJI) with HM Inspectorate of Probation and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services. The findings painted a stark picture – neurodivergent people in prison were often unidentified, unsupported, and disadvantaged by a system that lacked adequate understanding of their needs or made consistent provision. Four years on, we ask: how far have prisons come in supporting those with neurodivergent needs?

Reports published 21 July

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Reports published on HMP Rochester and an inspection of escort and removals to Nigeria and Ghana.

Chief Inspector: overwhelming ingress of illegal drugs is destablising prisons and preventing rehabilitation

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The Chief Inspector of Prisons has called for the government to take far more seriously the widespread ingress of illegal drugs into prisons.