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HMP Dartmoor

Published:
Report on a scrutiny visit to HMP Dartmoor by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (22 and 29-30 September 2020)

HMP Gartree

Published:
Report on a scrutiny visit to HMP Gartree by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (22 and 29-30 September 2020)

Minority ethnic prisoners’ experiences of rehabilitation and release planning

Published:
A thematic review by HM Inspectorate of Prisons (October 2020)

HMP Bristol

Published:
Report on a scrutiny visit to HMP Bristol by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (14 and 22-23 September 2020)

Dover short-term holding facilities

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection of the detention of migrants arriving in Dover in small boats by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (2–4 and 7–10 September 2020)

Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre scrutiny visit survey

Published:
Child survey methodology, results and analysis, Rainsbrook STC, October 2020

HMP Northumberland

Published:
Report on a scrutiny visit to HMP Northumberland by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (8 and 15–16 September 2020)

HMP Swansea

Published:
Report on a scrutiny visit to HMP Swansea by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (25 August and 2-3 September 2020)

Germany and France escort and removals

Published:
Detainees under escort: Inspection of escort and removals to Germany and France by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (12 August 2020)

Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre

Published:
An inspection of Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre, undertaken jointly with Ofsted (7-11 June 2021)