The Derbyshire open prison kept reasonably good outcomes and improved release planning to good. Inspectors warned that a significant quantity of drugs was getting in and that much of the accommodation was old and grubby.
An inspection report on HMP Lindholme, published in October 2023, found drugs driving debt, violence and deaths, too little work and education, and a badly under-resourced team managing prisoners' sentences.
The Chief Inspector of Prisons invoked the Urgent Notification process at the Bristol reception prison for the second time since 2019. Inspectors found high violence, easy access to drugs and men locked up for almost 22 hours a day.
Inspectors found the regime at the Devon jail was curtailed more than 80% of the time without leaders knowing, and rated purposeful activity poor. The prison has since closed temporarily for radon-related works.
Inspectors found more protests and frustration at the Bedfordshire immigration removal centre, with nearly half of men saying they felt unsafe, though relationships and living conditions were mostly good.
Inspectors judged the open prison near York good across the board. They warned that too few eligible women were being sent there, leaving a quarter of its places unused.
An inspection report on HMP Leyhill, published in September 2023, found a calm, respectful open prison with good release planning, but a regime of work and education that had fallen sharply short.
A report published in September 2023 rated purposeful activity at the West Midlands prison for young men as poor, and found filthy induction cells, high violence and poor oversight of force.
In September 2023, the Chief Inspector of Prisons published an Urgent Notification for HMP Woodhill, citing sharply rising violence, record self-harm and a chronic shortage of officers.
Inspectors found a very safe open prison with good relationships and almost no violence, but raised concerns about cramped shared cells, education and public protection.
