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Report on an inspection of HMP Oakwood

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 on an inspection of HMP Bristol

Report on an inspection of HMP & YOI Hollesley Bay

Report on an inspection of Close supervision centres.

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 on an inspection of HMP High Down.

Conditions at Feltham A, a young offender institution in London, had deteriorated significantly since its last inspection, and was characterised by rising self-harm and very high levels of violence.

Reports on inspections of HMYOI Werrington and HMP Lindholme.

Comment from Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons on the early release of prisoners