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The 2025-26 annual report for HMP Ranby is now published.

The 2024 annual report for Heathrow immigration removal centre is now published.

In its latest annual report for 2025-26 the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) at Leicester prison expressed concern about the increasing number of men who leave the prison without accommodation. With nowhere suitable to go once released, prisoners struggle to access the support they need in the community, increasing the likelihood of reoffending.

The 2025-26 annual report for HMP/YOI Lewes is now published.

The 2025 annual report for Kent Coast STHF is now published.

The 2025-26 annual report for HMP/YOI Low Newton is now published.

The 2025 annual report for HMP Liverpool is now published.

The 2025-26 annual report for London short-term holding facilities (STHF) is now published.

In the 2025 national annual report published today (10 June 2026) for the adult prison and youth estate, Independent Monitoring Boards (IMBs) from across the country present a consistent and deeply troubling picture: long standing failures are not being resolved but are instead being compounded. Many of the most serious concerns identified in this report mirror those raised repeatedly in IMB annual reports over the past decade.

In the 2025 national annual report published today (10 June 2026), Independent Monitoring Boards (IMBs) present a troubling picture of systemic failings across immigration detention that continue year after year, exposing detained people to avoidable harm while falling short of the minimum standards that are meant to be upheld in detention.