HMP Huntercombe

At its last full inspection (August 2023; report published November 2023), inspectors found outcomes for prisoners were not sufficiently good for purposeful activity and rehabilitation and release planning; good for safety and respect. It held 468 people at the time, against an operational capacity of 480.

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

1. November 2023 · Full inspectionSafety: good · Respect: good · Purposeful activity: not sufficiently good · Rehabilitation and release planning: not sufficiently good Read our story
2. January 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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HMP Huntercombe: Home Office delays keep men past release dates, inspectors find

Inspectors rated the Oxfordshire prison for foreign national men good for safety and respect. Slow Home Office decisions, too few full-time activity places and poor education held it back.

Prison News staff13 Nov 2023