At its last full inspection (March 2025; report published June 2025), inspectors found outcomes for prisoners were not sufficiently good for safety; reasonably good for respect, purposeful activity and preparation for release. It held 1,705 people at the time, against an operational capacity of 1,715.
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Healthy prison tests: inspectors grade four areas from 1 (poor) to 4 (good).
A coroner has told the Ministry of Justice that housing people convicted of sexual offences alongside other prisoners could lead to more deaths. The ministry says the approach supports rehabilitation.
A prisoner admitted the manslaughter of Dennis Green, who died two weeks after a punch to the head on a wing at HMP Fosse Way in August 2025.
In their first visit to the new Leicester prison, inspectors found excellent living conditions and good education. Safety lagged behind, with rising violence, widespread drugs and heavy use of batons and PAVA spray.
