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The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) for Scotland and Northern Ireland short-term holding facilities (STHF) has significant concerns about the practice of removing prescribed medication from those entering detention. The Board has also highlighted several areas in which the conditions of detention are not up to the required standard, including unsuitable holding rooms, and limited accessibility for those with disabilities.

The 2022 annual report for Kent Coast STHF is now published.

In its latest annual report, the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) at HMP Peterborough expresses concern about the number of prisoners showing signs of acute mental illness. If these individuals had been diverted into appropriate healthcare provision under the Mental Health Act, their treatment is likely to have been considerably more humane than a prison can provide.

The 2022 annual report for HMP Kirkham is now published.

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

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

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

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

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

Conditions in HMP Wandsworth reflect the failures of the prison system as a whole. In its latest annual report, the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) of HMP Wandsworth reports no real progress in resolving problems caused by years of underinvestment in the fabric, facilities and staff at the prison.