The Yorkshire high security prison scored reasonably good for safety, respect and preparation for release, but inspectors judged purposeful activity not sufficiently good and criticised oversight of force.
Inspectors rated the Durham high security prison reasonably good on all four tests, praising strong staff relationships while raising concerns about time out of cell, repairs and equality.
Inspectors found the Rochdale training prison still had excellent staff-prisoner relationships and good release work, but self-harm, drugs and too few education and work places showed a slow decline.
An inspection report on HMP Lewes, published in May 2024, found better relationships between staff and prisoners under a new governor, but drugs, violence and long hours locked in cells remained serious problems.
In May 2024 the Chief Inspector of Prisons used the Urgent Notification process at HMP Wandsworth, citing weak security after a high-profile escape, rising self-harm, widespread drugs and men locked up for over 22 hours a day.
The inspectorate's report on the Essex prison, published in May 2024, found it safer and more productive than in 2021, though all four areas were still not sufficiently good.
Inspectors rated the Victorian city-centre prison reasonably good on all four tests, but raised concern that 10 men had taken their own lives since 2019 and that drugs were easy to get.
The Nottinghamshire prison for men convicted of sex offences scored good for safety, but inspectors criticised harsh sanctions, poor cells on B wing and long waits for offending behaviour courses.
Inspectors found the Sodexo-run reception prison had slipped from one of the better jails of its type, with staff shortages leaving many men locked up during the working day.
The first inspection report on HMP Five Wells, published in April 2024, found a prison growing more settled after a turbulent start, but with high drug use, high self-harm and too little for men to do.
