Tag: HMP Rye Hill

HMP Rye Hill has navigated significant expansion while continuing to prioritise maintaining safety, partnership working and purposeful activity. In its 2025–26 annual report, published on 14 August 2026, the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) for HMP Rye Hill has found that this privately-run establishment has maintained a safe and constructive environment, with extensive opportunities for prisoner engagement.

Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Rye Hill for reporting year 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026.

Letter from Lord James Timpson, Minister of State for Justice, in response to the Rye Hill 2024-25 annual report.

HMP Rye Hill has shown what is possible when rehabilitation is placed at the heart of prison life. In its 2024–25 annual report, published on 8 August 2025, the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) for HMP Rye Hill has found that this privately-run establishment is delivering exceptional safety outcomes, as well as developing successful prisoner-led initiatives and a sense of pride in the prison community.

Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Rye Hill for reporting year 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025.

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

In its 2023-24 annual report, published on 13 September 2024, the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) for HMP Rye Hill has found that the priority given to building a long-term community amongst prisoners has enabled the prison to continue the progress made over recent years and improve outcomes for prisoners.

Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Rye Hill for reporting year 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024.

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