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The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) at HMP Wandsworth is pleased to note in its 2024-25 annual report (published 10 October 2025), that positive new leadership and a sense of strategic direction has enabled the prison to begin to address long-term problems.

The 2024-25 annual report for HMP Thameside is now published.

The 2024-25 annual report for HMP Whitemoor is now published.

The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) at Norwich prison has highlighted that the failing infrastructure of the prison and high levels of violence and drug use are undermining the positive rehabilitation work undertaken by prison staff.

The 2024-25 annual report of the North West and Midlands STHF is now published.

The 2024-25 annual report for HMP Five Wells is now published.

With unsanitary and overcrowded accommodation, and largely inadequate preparation for release, the conditions in which prisoners must live are inhumane and contribute to mental health issues, self-harm and violence, says the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) for HMP Pentonville in its 2024-25 annual report, published on 2 October 2025.

The 2024-25 annual report for HMP/YOI Standford Hill is now published.

HMP Coldingley is a training and resettlement prison, with a remit to help prisoners develop new skills and be better prepared for release into the community. In its 2024-25 annual report (published 30 September 2025) the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) reports on how the national capacity crisis has led to overcrowding, which has negatively affected the regime at Coldingley, making it difficult for the prison to fulfil its brief. The constant churn of prisoners has also impacted the strong sense of community previously found at Coldingley.

The 2024-25 annual report for HMP Wealstun is now published.