Tag: HMP Leicester

Letter from Lord James Timpson MP, Minister of State for Justice, in response to the Leicester 2023-24 annual report.

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.

Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Leicester for reporting year 1 February 2023 – 31 January 2024.

Letter from Damian Hinds MP, Minister of State for Justice, in response to the Leicester 2022-23 annual report.

The good resettlement work being done at HMP Leicester is being undermined by the high number of men released without accommodation, and therefore unable to take up job offers, says the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) in its 2022-23 annual report.  

Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Leicester for reporting year 1 February 2022 – 31 January 2023.

Letter from Stuart Andrew MP, Minister of State for Justice, in response to the Leicester 2021-22 annual report.

Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Leicester for reporting year 1 February 2021 – 31 January 2022.

Letter from Alex Chalk MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, in response to Leicester 2020-21 annual report.

Letter from Lucy Frazer QC MP, Minister of State for Justice, in response to Leicester 2019- 20 annual report.