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Death of man released from HMP Holme House shows risks for prison leavers
Aaron Rowley died days after an unexpected release from HMP Holme House. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman says prison leavers need more support.
Prison profile
HMP Holme House
Category C Public (HMPPS)
Population1,160of 1,179 operational places (98%)
Last inspectedMarch 2023Full inspection, unannounced
Latest inspection
At its last full inspection (March 2023; report published June 2023), inspectors found outcomes for prisoners were not sufficiently good for purposeful activity; reasonably good for safety and rehabilitation and release planning; good for respect. It held 1,160 people at the time, against an operational capacity of 1,179.
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Healthy prison tests: inspectors grade four areas from 1 (poor) to 4 (good).
Inspection history
- Safety: reasonably good · Respect: good · Purposeful activity: not sufficiently good · Rehabilitation and release planning: reasonably good Read our story
- Safety: not sufficiently good · Respect: not sufficiently good · Purposeful activity: not sufficiently good · Rehabilitation and release planning: not sufficiently good Read our story
Our reporting
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HMP Holme House much improved and considerably safer, inspectors find
Three years after poor results across the board, the North East prison earned a good grade for respect. Inspectors still found too little constructive activity, inadequate food and overcrowded cells.
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HMP Holme House falling well short as a training prison, inspectors found in 2020
The inspectorate's report on the Stockton category C prison, published in June 2020, judged outcomes not sufficiently good in all four areas and blamed poor relationships and staff indifference.