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Report published 30 September

Published:
Report on an inspection of HMP Hull.

Key findings paper digs deeper into the ongoing failings in purposeful activity

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Purposeful prisons: time out of cell. A key findings paper by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons.

HMP Brixton: severely overcrowded jail failing to provide education and training or reduce men’s risk ahead of release

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Brixton is a category C training and resettlement prison in the heart of London holding a complex population with a large proportion of men convicted of sexual offences, significant levels of mental health need and substance misuse.

Report published 23 September

Published:
Report on an inspection of HMP Swaleside.

Reports published 16 September

Published:
Reports on inspections of HMP/YOI Hindley, HMP Woodhill and HMP/YOI Erlestoke.

Desperate times for prisons: Chief Inspector of prisons calls for sustained action to tackle the crisis

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Against the backdrop of the growing prison population crisis, the 2023-24 annual report of HM Chief Inspector of Prisons paints a devastating picture of what is happening inside our jails.

Report published 2 September

Published:
Report on an inspection of court custody facilities in Wales

First category C prison issued with an Urgent Notification following a decade of systemic failure and decline

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The Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor, has written to the Secretary of State for Justice to issue an Urgent Notification for improvement at HMP Rochester after a damning inspection found decrepit conditions, rising violence and self-harm, widespread illicit drug use and a dearth of activity to prepare men for release.

Reports published 19 August

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