News
HMP Downview improves to good for safety but release support falls short
Inspectors found a safe, decent women's prison with excellent key work, but staff shortages left too many women leaving without a settled home.
HMP Downview
News
Downview women’s prison criticised over rude and dismissive staff, inspectors found
The inspectorate's report on HMP & YOI Downview, published in October 2021, found respect had declined to not sufficiently good, though education and workshops were reopening faster than at other prisons.