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HMP Wymott failing in its role as a training prison, inspectors find
Inspectors found the Lancashire prison held back by neglected buildings, drugs and high staff sickness, though strong relationships and good release work stood out.
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HMP Humber settled and very well led but regime disappointing, inspectors find
Safety at the East Yorkshire resettlement prison improved to reasonably good. Inspectors found only 40% of men in purposeful activity and too many released without a settled home.
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HMP & YOI Hindley drug test rate highest in England and Wales, inspectors find
More than half of mandatory drug tests at the prison near Wigan came back positive. Inspectors found high violence, rising self-harm and too little work or education.
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HMYOI Wetherby could not meet the needs of vulnerable girls, inspectors found in 2024
A report published in March 2024 found HMYOI Wetherby more stable under settled leadership, but safety fell to not sufficiently good because the institution could not meet the needs of the girls it held.
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Peterborough women’s prison good for safety but poor for activity, inspectors found
Inspectors found the women's prison at Peterborough had become safer since 2017, but too few women gained useful skills and Ofsted rated education and training inadequate.
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HMP Morton Hall safe and respectful but falls short on activity and release planning
In the first inspection since the former immigration removal centre became a prison for foreign national men, inspectors found a calm, caring jail but too little work, education and progression.
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HMP Bedford standards fell badly, with sewage in its segregation unit, inspectors found
A report published in February 2024 rated the Victorian jail poor for safety, respect and purposeful activity, citing filthy wings, very high violence and a segregation unit described as a disgrace.
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HMP Highpoint well led but failing on education and work, inspectors found in 2024
The inspectorate's report on the Suffolk category C prison, published in January 2024, judged purposeful activity poor despite finding an orderly, well-led jail with strong staff-prisoner relationships.
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HMYOI Parc rated best in England and Wales but education slipped, inspectors found
The inspectorate's report on HMYOI Parc, published in January 2024, found the unit for boys near Bridgend remained good for safety, care and resettlement, but purposeful activity fell to not sufficiently good.
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HMP Bure rated good for safety and respect but poor for purposeful activity
The inspectorate's report on the Norfolk prison, published in January 2024, found a clean, safe jail where too few men could get to education or training.