HMP Swansea

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 respect and rehabilitation and release planning; good for safety. It held 406 people at the time, against an operational capacity of 468.

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Healthy prison tests: inspectors grade four areas from 1 (poor) to 4 (good).

1. June 2023 · Full inspectionSafety: good · Respect: reasonably good · Purposeful activity: not sufficiently good · Rehabilitation and release planning: reasonably good Read our story
2. October 2020 · Scrutiny visitShort scrutiny visit during the Covid-19 pandemic; not graded. Read the report (HM Inspectorate of Prisons, opens external site) ↗

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HMP Swansea safe and improving, inspectors find, despite severe overcrowding

Inspectors praised real incentives that drew remand prisoners into work and education at the 19th-century inner-city jail. Overcrowded cells, a thin weekend regime and releases without housing remained concerns.

Prison News staff20 Jun 2023