HMP Lowdham Grange, which has updated its visiting information among other things, has been back under public sector control since August 2024, and His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has refreshed the guidance for the 888-capacity Category B training prison near Nottingham. The April 2026 update addresses dress code modifications for visitors — jackets […]
See at a glance all 122 public and private prisons in England and Wales rated according to the scores they received from the independent Prisons Inspectorate at their last full inspection – and with subsequent Independent Reviews of Progress also inserted to update the record. This unique table will be updated with each new report […]
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The Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Drake Hall have published their latest annual report in which they said: Main areas for development TO THE MINISTER In relation to Richmond and Plymouth, the Board asks what the plan is for these buildings – keep them going at any cost, some form of replacement programme or is […]
Specialist staff, tougher disciplinary action and bolstered security measures will be deployed at HMP Woodhill to reduce violence, combat drugs and improve safety. Action plan to target violence, drugs and poor conditions at Buckinghamshire jail. Extra staff support, training and security measures to help stabilise the prison Education, rehabilitation and preparation for release to be […]
Peter Farquhar, left, and Benjamin Field, who was convicted of his murder in 2019. The conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeal A churchwarden found guilty of murdering an author has had his conviction overturned. Benjamin Field, 36, was jailed for life in 2019 for the murder of Peter Farquhar, 69, a former master […]
Four private companies run 15 prisons in England and Wales. Which of them delivers the best outcomes for prisoners? To answer that, this analysis draws on the most recent HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) inspection report for each establishment and applies the Inspectorate’s own four Healthy Prison Tests: Safety, Respect, Purposeful Activity, and Preparation for […]
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The Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Foston Hall have published their latest annual report in which they said: Main areas for development Several of the following questions have been repeated from last year’s report, as there has been little or no progress. TO THE MINISTER The continuing rise in prisoners who are on short-fixed term […]
Update: 16th April 2026: Secretary of State for Justice responds to Second Urgent Notification >> By Mark Leech. Today 19th March 2026, the Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor has issued a second Urgent Notification for HMP Woodhill — putting it into special measures for the second time in under three years. Let that land […]
The government has promised to fix a system that keeps letting prisoners out by mistake – here’s what that means. In October last year, a man convicted of sexually assaulting a fourteen-year-old girl walked out of HMP Chelmsford by mistake. He should have been transferred to an immigration removal centre and deported. Instead, he was […]
HMPPS replaces nearly eight-year-old records policy with new Information Management Policy Framework — issued today HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has today, 15 April 2026, issued its new Information Management Policy Framework, with immediate effect. It cancels and replaces PSI 04/2018 and PI 02/2018 — the Records, Information Management and Retention Policy that has […]