HMP & YOI Sudbury

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

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

1. October 2023 · Full inspectionSafety: reasonably good · Respect: reasonably good · Purposeful activity: reasonably good · Rehabilitation and release planning: good Read our story
2. June 2021 · Scrutiny visitShort scrutiny visit during the Covid-19 pandemic; not graded. Read the report (HM Inspectorate of Prisons, opens external site) ↗

News

HMP Sudbury sustains its success, but inspectors find drug use too high

The Derbyshire open prison kept reasonably good outcomes and improved release planning to good. Inspectors warned that a significant quantity of drugs was getting in and that much of the accommodation was old and grubby.

Prison News staff30 Oct 2023