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Risley prisoners to get suggestion forms after critical inspection
Men at HMP Risley will be able to put forward ideas for improving the jail on new suggestion forms, after inspectors found its complaints system was not working well.
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Children in custody fear violence and few would report bullying, inspectors find
A review by HM Inspectorate of Prisons found outcomes remained unacceptable in most youth custody establishments, with Parc YOI the notable exception.
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Drug use and self-harm remain high at HMP Altcourse, inspectors find
A follow-up review of HMP Altcourse found leaders had responded positively to earlier criticism, but drug use, violence and self-harm had not fallen.
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Chief Inspector of Prisons tells police to stop sending acutely ill people to jail
Charlie Taylor says seriously mentally ill people are arriving at HMP Birmingham and HMP Foston Hall without assessment, a pattern he says is unique to the West Midlands.
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Inspectors find dirty cells and broken toilets in Old Bailey custody suite
An inspection of court custody across London found 16 concerns from 2021 still unresolved, though detainees spoke highly of the care they received from staff.
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Chief Inspector of Prisons warns lock-ups and cuts are fuelling drugs and violence
In his final annual report, Charlie Taylor says long hours in cells and cuts to education are driving drug use, violence and self-harm, and urges the prison service to act now.
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Inspectors hold up HMP Wayland as a model for fair treatment and inclusion
A blog from HM Inspectorate of Prisons praises the Norfolk prison for reverse mentoring, prisoner equality advocates and cultural events, while warning that ethnic disparities persist nationally.
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Lowdham Grange more ordered but use of force and self-harm rising, inspectors find
A progress review found drug supply down and staffing restored at the Category B prison. Inspectors also reported a 79 per cent rise in use of force and higher self-harm.
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Parc is the best young offender institution in England and Wales, inspectors say
Inspectors praised leadership, culture and the focus on children’s needs at the G4S-run YOI, though some young people left without settled accommodation or education plans.
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Prisons Minister tells MPs the system is ‘well on the way’ to being fixed
Lord Timpson told the Justice Committee that most recent inspection reports showed improvement, though its chair contrasted that picture with gloomier findings from monitoring boards.