Isle of Man Prison

At its last full inspection (March 2023; report published June 2023), inspectors found outcomes for prisoners were not sufficiently good for safety, purposeful activity and rehabilitation and release planning; reasonably good for respect. It held 90 people at the time, against an operational capacity of 138. An independent review of progress was published in July 2024.

Read our story Read the inspection report

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

1. July 2024 · Independent review of progressFollow-up visit assessing progress against the key concerns from the previous full inspection. Read the report (HM Inspectorate of Prisons, opens external site) ↗
2. June 2023 · Full inspectionSafety: not sufficiently good · Respect: reasonably good · Purposeful activity: not sufficiently good · Rehabilitation and release planning: not sufficiently good Read our story

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Thirteen prisoners hold 12-hour yard protest over time locked up at HMP Isle of Man

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Prison News staff24 Aug 2026

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Isle of Man Prison used bare cells for people in self-harm crisis, inspectors found

Inspectors found a settled, respectful prison at Jurby with good staff relationships, but weak oversight, disproportionate security and poor care for people at risk of self-harm.

Prison News staff26 Jun 2023