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A report on an inspection on HMP Elmley

Last March, HMI Prisons and Ofsted published a report into the teaching of reading in prisons. Having previously been a teacher, I was concerned about the low levels of literacy I had seen in our prisons and our report confirmed some of my worst fears.

Reports on an inspection of HMP Hewell and independent reviews of progress at HMP The Mount and HMYOI Parc

Speech given by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons to the Governing Governors' Forum

Inspectors returning to HMP Aylesbury found a prison thrown into chaos by changes to its role made in response to national prison population pressures.

On International Women’s Day 2023, Sandra Fieldhouse, Team Leader for Women, explores some of the particular needs of women in custody.

Reports in inspections of HMP/YOI New Hall and HMP Garth

Reports on inspections of HMP Bullingdon, HMP Wakefield and an independent review of progress at HMP Forest Bank

This blog was written by Angus Jones, Team Leader for Children and Young People. Find out more about the conditions and experience of children in detention by reading our annual report on Children in custody: 2021-2022.

Inspectors returning to HMP Exeter were so concerned by the high rates of suicide and self-harm, inadequate care for vulnerable new arrivals and oversight of health care that they issued an Urgent Notification within days of completing the inspection.