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Watchdog condemns ‘terrible’ prison conditions for mentally ill women

“Acutely” mentally ill women are being held in “terrible conditions” in a prison where some cells were found daubed with scratches and blood stains, a watchdog has warned. Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor said the levels of distress ...

03 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Inspectors criticise Scottish Prison Service for ‘disappointing underuse’ of open jail

Inspectors have criticised the “disappointing underuse” of a prison they held as one which should be seen as a “flagship establishment” of the prison service in Scotland. HMP Castle Huntly, the only open prison north of the border, was ...

22 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Inspectors warn of ‘catastrophic levels’ of drugs, violence and rats in prison

A Manchester prison with “catastrophic levels” of drugs, organised crime, high rates of violence and a rat infestation is in urgent need of improvement, an inspection has found. HMP Manchester, previously known as Strangeways, was ...

10 Oct 2024 at 11:40

Scotland

Inspectors highlight ‘disappointing’ lack of anti-bullying strategy at prison

Prison inspectors said it is “disappointing” a Scottish jail has failed to implement a national anti-bullying strategy, despite a recommendation in 2020 to do so. The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has a national policy for such ...

14 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Prison inspection highlights ‘troubling’ overcrowding issues at HMP Low Moss

Scotland

Prison inspection flags ‘troubling’ overcrowding issues at HMP Low Moss

Issues with overcrowding in a Scottish prison have led to its population exceeding its design capacity from 10 years ago, an inspection has found. Inspectors said the problem at HMP Low Moss became “particularly troubling” ...

16 Jul 2022 at 10:12

Scotland

Right to outdoor exercise ‘clearly breached’ at HMP Polmont, inspectors find

Inspectors have raised concerns prisoners’ rights to an hour’s exercise in the fresh air every day are “clearly being breached” at Scotland’s national holding facility for children and young offenders. HM Inspectorate of ...

14 Dec 2023 at 10:25

Lack of reading lessons for prisoners a ‘huge missed opportunity’ – report

Prisons are failing to improve the literacy skills of inmates, which is a “huge missed opportunity” to help prisoners gain vital skills. A new combined report from Ofsted and HM Inspectorate of Prisons found that prison ...

22 Mar 2022 at 10:55

Scotland

Diverting some offenders away from prosecution is working well, review finds

The practice of diverting some people accused of a crime from prosecution is working well and is developing in a positive direction, according to a report. However, the review found that while confidence in the use of ...

21 Feb 2023 at 13:06

Positive drug test results at HMP Styal highest in women’s estate – inspectors

HMP Styal has the highest positive drug test results in the women’s estate, which leaders appeared “ill-equipped to tackle”, the prisons watchdog said. The rate of self-harm was the second highest at the women’s ...

18 Mar 2025 at 08:17

Scotland

HMP Barlinnie in ‘wretchedly poor state’ with overcrowding rife, inspectors find

Inspectors have described Scotland’s largest prison as being in a “wretchedly poor state” following a review which also found the facility to be over 30% above its capacity. HM Inspectorate of Prisons for ...

08 Apr 2025 at 09:04

Scotland

Prison inspection flags ‘troubling’ overcrowding issues at HMP Low Moss

05 Jul 2022 at 01:01

First category C jail issued with urgent notification after ‘decade of decline’

The first category C prison has been issued with an urgent notification to improve after a “decade of decline” resulting in a “shocking level of neglect”, the prisons watchdog said. Decrepit ...

02 Sept 2024 at 00:01

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