Last inspectedApril 2024Full inspection, unannounced
Source: HM Inspectorate of Prisons report published 29 July 2024; visiting details from GOV.UK · last checked 29 October 2026
Latest inspection
At its last full inspection (April 2024; report published July 2024), inspectors found outcomes for prisoners were reasonably good for purposeful activity; good for safety, respect and preparation for release. It held 627 people at the time, against an operational capacity of 655.
The Suffolk open prison earned good grades for safety, respect and preparation for release. Inspectors praised its workshops and its staged route to release, but found too little to do in the evenings.
The inspectorate's report on the Suffolk open prison, published in March 2019, found good outcomes for safety and respect but judged public protection work a very significant failing.
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