At its last full inspection (October 2022; report published June 2023), inspectors found outcomes for prisoners were poor for purposeful activity; not sufficiently good for safety and rehabilitation and release planning; reasonably good for respect. An independent review of progress was published in February 2024.
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Healthy prison tests: inspectors grade four areas from 1 (poor) to 4 (good).
A man serving a life sentence for murder failed to return after a court ordered compassionate temporary release so he could attend his father's funeral, against Northern Ireland Prison Service advice.
Figures released under Freedom of Information show violence at Northern Ireland's largest prison has risen faster than its population, as the jail reopens redundant cells.
A joint inspection of Northern Ireland's high security prison for men found too few prisoners in education or work, rising self-harm and little learning from an estimated seven self-inflicted deaths.
A joint inspection report on Maghaberry Prison in Northern Ireland, published in June 2023, found a serious drug problem, sharply reduced education and work, and a steep fall in release planning since 2018.
