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

The 2021-22 annual report for HMP/YOI Parc is now published.

The 2022 annual report for HMP Isle of Wight is now published.

The prison population across England and Wales is nearly at capacity, and whilst new prison places are being added, the growth in capacity is not yet sufficient to deal with the number of prisoners in the system. At HMP Wealstun this has resulted in the doubling up of cells. The shortage of officers is also impacting Wealstun’s ability to function as a resettlement prison, with men locked up for long periods of time and limited workshop and educational opportunities.

With 75% of HMP Pentonville's population on long-term remand and a lack of focus on preparation for release, Pentonville's problems are set to continue, says the Independent Monitoring Board in its 2022-23 annual report, released today. Together with a normalisation of only an hour a day out of cell for many, these conditions do nothing to address the previous Justice Secretary’s aim of giving prisoners ‘a better shot at rehabilitation’.

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

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The 2022-23 annual report for HMP/YOI Standford Hill is now published.

The 2022-23 annual report for HMP/YOI Styal is now published.

The 2022-23 annual report for HMP/YOI Swinfen Hall is now published.