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

HMP & YOI Sudbury

Category D (open) Public (HMPPS)
Population603of 621 operational places (97%)
Last inspectedAugust 2023Full inspection, unannounced

Source: HM Inspectorate of Prisons report published 30 October 2023; visiting details from GOV.UK · last checked 29 October 2026

Latest inspection

At its last full inspection (August 2023; report published October 2023), inspectors found outcomes for prisoners were reasonably good for safety, respect and purposeful activity; good for rehabilitation and release planning. It held 603 people at the time, against an operational capacity of 621.

Read our story Read the inspection report

SafetyReasonably good
RespectReasonably good
Purposeful activityReasonably good
Rehabilitation and release planningGood

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

Inspection history

  1. Safety: reasonably good · Respect: reasonably good · Purposeful activity: reasonably good · Rehabilitation and release planning: 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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