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Much of the work of the Inspectorate is concerned with the production of inspection reports of two sorts: inspections of individual probation providers; and thematic reports on the handling of aspects of probation work such as race equality, or drug treatment orders.
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons is appointed by the Justice Secretary from outside the prison service for a period of five years. The post was created by royal sign-manual on 1 January 1981 and established by the Criminal Justice Act 1982 on the recommendation of a committee of inquiry into the UK prison service under Justice May.
The Scottish Ministers may also refer specific prison-related matters to the Chief Inspector for him to report on. The Inspectorate carries out a regular inspection of Scotland's prisons (including the privately run prisons). Each of Scotland's 16 prisons is normally subject to a full inspection every three years.
In its most recent report (published 4 January 2017), HM Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) commended the prison on its excellent regime and outcomes, in particular in relation to its education and training work. HMIP found HMP Whatton to be “overwhelmingly safe”, and despite incidents of prisoner self-harm increasing in the period leading up ...
In 2014, the prison was re-categorised to accommodate prisoners convicted of sex offences (falling within category C security level). A 2015 report from the Independent Monitoring Board [5] observed that HMP Littlehey had an unusually high population of inmates over the age of 50 (34%). Concerns were raised over the lack of provision for ...
The prison was infested with ants and cockroaches, toilets were frequently clogged and children reported finding bugs in their meager portions of food. “From day one, it was hell,” said Jerry Blanton, a former monitor with the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, who was then tasked with inspecting Thompson Academy.
The report also highlighted the prison's suicide monitoring as an area that needed improvement. However, the staff at the prison were praised for maintaining a positive attitude. [6] In February 2006, another inspection report from the Chief Inspector of Prisons criticised Woodhill Prison for poorly supporting at-risk prisoners and failing to ...
Federal prison officials were close to canceling the contract in 1992, according to media accounts at the time, but they said conditions at the facility started to improve after frequent inspections. In a federal lawsuit, one LeMarquis employee, Richard Moore, alleged that he had been severely beaten by another employee – at the direction of ...