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The 2023-24 annual report for HMP Buckley Hall is now published

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

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

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

With 63% of HMP Pentonville’s population on remand and largely inadequate preparation for release, the prison’s problems continue, says the Independent Monitoring Board in its 2023-24 annual report published today (29 October 2024).

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

In its annual report for 2023 published today (17 October 2024), the Yarl’s Wood Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) outlines another challenging year marked by increased violence and disruptions. The report notes that the centres repurposing to accommodate men has led to heightened tensions and a rise in violent incidents.

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

The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) at Belmarsh has flagged a serious lack of education, skills and work opportunities for prisoners in its 2023-24 annual report, published today (11 October 2024). The Board echoes the concern expressed by the Chief Inspector of Prisons in his recent review of prisons in England and Wales, that the lack of purposeful activity may be fuelling a sharp increase in drug use at the prison.

The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) for the family detention unit pre-departure accommodation (Family PDA) at Gatwick has recommended the closure of the unit and an end to the detention of children there. The Family PDA forms part of the Gatwick immigration removal site, which includes Brook House immigration removal centre. Since 2017, 48 families have been held at the Family PDA as part of the Home Office removals process, with only six of those removals going ahead.