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On the 8 August the IMB received a response from the Minister for Prison and Probation to the concerns raised by IMB National Chair, Elisabeth Davies, regarding the safety and regime in the youth estate.

The 2022-23 annual report for HMP Berwyn is now published.

The 2022-23 annual report for HMP Onley is now published.

The following ministerial responses to annual reports are now available to view: High Down 2022, Highpoint 2022, Holme House 2022, Humber 2022, Huntercombe 2022, Leicester 2022-23, Kirklevington Grange 2022

The 2022-23 annual report for HMP Thorn Cross is now published.

Delays in the immigration system have resulted in foreign national prisoners being held past their sentence. While some progress has been made in the last few weeks, the Independent Monitoring Board raises concerns about the psychological impact this may be having on those affected.

The 2022-23 annual report for HMP The Mount is now published.

People are on occasion being detained for too long, overnight, in holding rooms with nowhere to sleep and no privacy. Delays in transfers and poor access to translation services also cause frustration, says the London STHF IMB in their 2022-23 annual report.

In her first month as the National Chair of the Independent Monitoring Boards (IMBs), Elisabeth Davies has urged the Prisons Minister to take urgent action to improve the conditions in which children are held across young offender institutions (YOIs) in England.

The 2021-22 annual report for HMP Featherstone is now published.