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Reports published 19 August

Published:
Reports on inspections of HMP Nottingham and HMP Durham.

What makes Oakwood so good?

Published:
Following a visit to the impressive Oakwood, Charlie Taylor discusses how strong leadership, high expectations of prisoners, and a culture of prisoner-led initiatives are at the heart of its achievements.

Report published 12 August

Published:
Report on an inspection of HMP Oakwood

Shocking conditions at HMP Wandsworth result of leadership failures “at every level”

Published:
In May, a catastrophic inspection of HMP Wandsworth led Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons to write to the then Secretary of State invoking an Urgent Notification for improvement. Today, the full report from that inspection details the extent of the problems at the troubled jail which led to this action, noting that Wandsworth has come to be “symbolic of the problems that characterise what is worst about the English prison system”.

Report published 5 August

Published:
Report on an inspection of HMP Bristol

Report published 29 July

Published:
Report on an inspection of HMP & YOI Hollesley Bay

Report published 23 July

Published:
Report on an inspection of Close supervision centres.

Prisons within prisons: what can we learn from how we manage our most dangerous offenders?

Published:
Following a very positive inspection of Close Supervision Centres (CSCs), which hold some of the most dangerous men in the prison system, Charlie Taylor reflects on the important work being done in CSCs and the stark contrast with conditions on the rest of the estate.

Report published 22 July

Published:
Report on an inspection of HMP High Down.