Reporting of record on prisons across England and Wales — presented without partisan framing, checked twice before publication.
In July 2019 the Chief Inspector of Prisons invoked the urgent notification process at HMYOI Feltham A, describing a collapse in standards with soaring violence, self-harm and use of force.
In June 2019 the Chief Inspector of Prisons invoked the Urgent Notification process at HMP Bristol, saying the jail had been in drift and decline for years despite special measures.
The inspectorate's report on the North West resettlement prison, published in March 2019, found a reasonably safe and respectful jail, but education and release planning remained not sufficiently good.
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.
An inspection report on HMP Maidstone, published in February 2019, found a calm prison with good staff relationships, but rising positive drug tests, poor first-night checks and menial work.
The inspectorate's report on HMP Featherstone, published in February 2019, found significant improvement across all four healthy prison tests, though violence and drugs meant the prison was still not safe enough.
In September 2018 the Chief Inspector of Prisons invoked the Urgent Notification process at HMP Bedford, citing soaring assaults on staff, widespread drugs, rats and a nine-year decline in standards.
In August 2018 the Chief Inspector of Prisons invoked the Urgent Notification process at G4S-run HMP Birmingham, after inspectors rated the prison poor in all four areas they assess.
A report published in July 2018 found HMP Wandsworth overcrowded, with cell bells ignored and 42% of men locked up during the working day, though release planning had improved.
In May 2018 the Chief Inspector of Prisons invoked the urgent notification process at HMP Exeter, citing six self-inflicted deaths, soaring violence, rife drugs and unanswered cell bells.
