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The 2023-24 annual report for HMP Onley is now published.

HMP The Mount has made huge strides forward during the reporting year, say the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) in its latest annual report (published 1 August 2024). The improvement in staffing numbers, experience and retention has resulted in noticeably enhanced relationships between prison management and prisoners.

The 2023-24 annual report for HMP/YOI Moorland is now published.

The 2023 annual report for Kent Coast STHF is now published.

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

The 2023-24 annual report for HMP Lindholme is now published.

The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) Charter Flight Monitoring Team (CFMT) note in their 2023 annual report, published today (25 July 2024), that the treatment of people being removed from the UK under immigration powers on chartered flights fell short of being fair and humane in all respects. In a few cases this added to returnees’ distress.

Rapidly rising numbers of men sent to prison has increased the pressure on prison managers struggling to provide safe and decent conditions in HMP Leicester. The Independent Monitoring Board in its annual report published today (23 July 2024) is concerned about increased rates of violence and self-harm. Most prisoners are now sharing aging cells designed for one person, where they must eat, sleep and use the toilet and are confined for at least 19 hours a day. Long waits for trial mean that 75% of prisoners in HMP Leicester have not been found guilty or sentenced. Lack of space results in a high ‘churn’ of sentenced prisoners being quickly moved on to other prisons resulting in shortages of clothing and kit and making it difficult for staff to respond to their immediate needs.

The 2023 annual report for HMP Morton Hall is now published.

Despite ministerial assurances over the last two years to the contrary, the Home Office has yet again failed to complete a disability access review for any of the locations that the South and East short-term holding facilities’ (STHFs) Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) monitors. In addition to this, the high volume of people being detained has put pressure on the already overstretched and inadequate facilities at Luton and Stansted airports.