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Damp, mould and leaks leave 236 cells empty across 11 prisons
Figures given to Parliament show 3,669 prison cells standing vacant, for reasons ranging from fire safety work and radon gas to arson, Legionella and bed bugs.
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HMP Chelmsford safer and better led than most reception prisons, inspectors find
Five years after an Urgent Notification, inspectors found the Essex prison had cut violence, self-harm and drug use, though health care and time out of cell still fell short.
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Care watchdog issues warning notices over healthcare at HMP Chelmsford
The Care Quality Commission found shortcomings in four of the five areas it assessed and served two warning notices on the provider, HCRG Care Services Ltd.
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Biometric checks and wider bodycam use planned after Chelmsford wrongful release
The government has accepted all 33 recommendations from Dame Lynne Owens’s report into the mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu from HMP Chelmsford in October 2025.