Inspectors found the West Midlands jail, which holds many young adults, had the highest rate of violence and of PAVA spray use among adult male prisons.
Inspectors found the south-east London prison for young men had made progress after scrapping postcode-led wing placements, but violence stayed very high and many men spent up to 22 hours a day in their cells.
Inspectors found the West Midlands prison for young adults struggling with drugs, inconsistent staff and long hours locked up. Release planning improved, and a new governor had brought a culture of optimism.
Inspectors praised strong leadership and a positive culture at the Northern Ireland college for young men. They also found weak use of data, poor use of body-worn cameras and a rise in use of force.
More than half of mandatory drug tests at the prison near Wigan came back positive. Inspectors found high violence, rising self-harm and too little work or education.
A report published in September 2023 rated purposeful activity at the West Midlands prison for young men as poor, and found filthy induction cells, high violence and poor oversight of force.
The inspectorate's report on the south-east London prison for young men, published in December 2022, rated respect good but judged purposeful activity and release planning poor.
The inspectorate's report on the West Midlands prison, published in November 2021, rated purposeful activity poor and said the jail needed "real management grip".
The inspectorate's report on HMP/YOI Deerbolt, published in October 2021, found a very poor regime and weaker safety, but commendable progress on sentence planning, risk management and health care.
The inspectorate's report on HMP/YOI Swinfen Hall, published in October 2021, found much improved living conditions for young men, but serious violence, rising use of PAVA spray and men without jobs locked up 22 hours a day.
