HM Chief Inspector of prisons has issued an Urgent Notification to the Secretary of State for Justice, demanding immediate action to improve the conditions in which children are being held at an institution in Kent. An inspection of a HMYOI Cookham Wood in April 2023 found that a quarter of the boys were being held […]
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice published his response and a plan of action on 16 December 2022, within 28 days of the notification.. View the Urgent Notification Response and Action Plan >> View HMP Exeter >> You are unauthorized to view this page.
Inspectors have issued a damning report which highlights that Exeter Prison has the worst rates of self-harm in England and Wales. The report from the HM Inspectorate of Prison states that the prison continues to be unsafe with 10 self-inflicted deaths in the last four years. An unannounced inspection took place between October 31 and […]