Tuesday 3 November 2026 Reporting on prisons and the criminal justice network
Prison profile

HMP Humber

Category C Public (HMPPS)
Population1,012of 1,019 operational places (99%)
Last inspectedDecember 2023Full inspection, unannounced

Source: HM Inspectorate of Prisons report published 2 April 2024; visiting details from GOV.UK · last checked 29 October 2026

Latest inspection

At its last full inspection (December 2023; report published April 2024), inspectors found outcomes for prisoners were not sufficiently good for purposeful activity; reasonably good for safety, respect and preparation for release. It held 1,012 people at the time, against an operational capacity of 1,019.

Read our story Read the inspection report

SafetyReasonably good
RespectReasonably good
Purposeful activityNot sufficiently good
Preparation for releaseReasonably good

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

Inspection history

  1. Safety: reasonably good · Respect: reasonably good · Purposeful activity: not sufficiently good · Preparation for release: reasonably good Read our story
  2. Short scrutiny visit during the Covid-19 pandemic; not graded. Read the report (HM Inspectorate of Prisons, opens external site) ↗

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