HMP & YOI East Sutton Park

At its last full inspection (October 2023; report published January 2024), inspectors found outcomes for women were reasonably good for purposeful activity; good for safety, respect and rehabilitation and release planning. It held 97 women at the time, against an operational capacity of 98.

Read our story Read the inspection report

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

1. January 2024 · Full inspectionSafety: good · Respect: good · Purposeful activity: reasonably good · Rehabilitation and release planning: good Read our story
2. May 2021 · 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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East Sutton Park open prison for women rated good, but equality work had stalled

Inspectors praised the Kent open prison's use of temporary release to get women into paid work, but found weaknesses in education and in the promotion of equality.

Prison News staff8 Jan 2024