A report published in February 2022 found safety at the G4S-run Liverpool prison had slipped to not sufficiently good, though inspectors praised strong staff-prisoner relationships and better time out of cell.
The inspectorate's report on HMP & YOI Rochester, published in February 2022, found a settled prison that had handled COVID-19 well, but slow recovery, chronic staff shortages and very poor accommodation held it back.
HM Inspectorate of Prisons' report on HMP & YOI Foston Hall, published in February 2022, judged safety poor, a rare finding in a women's prison, with self-harm and use of force the highest in the women's estate.
The inspectorate's report on HMP & YOI Styal, published in January 2022, rated the Cheshire women's prison reasonably good on all four tests but found violence up and many houses in poor condition.
A report published in January 2022 rated purposeful activity at HMP Wandsworth as poor and warned that progress in the overcrowded London prison would be hard to sustain if numbers rose again.
An inspection report on HMP Manchester, published in December 2021, found a better atmosphere and an improved segregation unit, but low trust in staff, poor self-harm support and too much time locked up.
An inspection report published in December 2021 found HMP Woodhill violent and short of experienced staff, with seven self-inflicted deaths since 2018 and falling grades in two areas.
The inspectorate's report on HMP & YOI Erlestoke, published in December 2021, found rising violence, high self-harm and slipping standards, with the prison graded not sufficiently good in all four areas.
The inspectorate's report on the West Midlands prison, published in November 2021, rated purposeful activity poor and said the jail needed "real management grip".
The inspectorate's full report on the Essex prison, published in November 2021, rated safety and purposeful activity poor and described a negative, damaging staff culture.
