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Letter to Ministers: Mentally ill people in prison

Published:
Letter from the Chief Inspector of Prisons to the Secretaries of State for Home Affairs, Health and Social Care, and Justice, July 2026

HMP Birmingham

Published:
Report on an independent review of progress at HMP Birmingham by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons 22–24 June 2026.

Crown Courts, Royal Courts of Justice and immigration and asylum chambers in London

Published:
Report on an inspection visit to custody facilities in Crown Courts, Royal Courts of Justice and immigration and asylum chambers in London by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons 1–12 June 2026.

Oakhill Secure Training Centre

Published:
An full inspection of Oakhill Secure Training Centre, undertaken jointly with Ofsted (15-19 June 2026)

HMP & YOI New Hall

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection of HMP & YOI New Hall by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons 20–30 April 2026.

HMP & YOI Brinsford

Published:
Report on unannounced inspection at HMP & YOI Brinsford 2026.

HMP Ashfield

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection of HMP Ashfield by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons 13–23 April 2026

Women’s experience of immigration detention

Published:
Women’s experience of immigration detention by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, June 2026

Border Force short-term holding facilities

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection of short-term holding facilities managed by Border Force by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, 7 – 15 April 2026

HMP Featherstone

Published:
Report on an independent review of progress at HMP Featherstone by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, 1–3 June 2026