Concerns about safety at a women’s jail have been raised by HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP). Inspectors rated the women’s site at HMP Peterborough as “not sufficiently good” on safety. Their report said inmates felt intimidated by verbal bullying and the use of force, and strip-searching at the jail was too high. The prison said it had brought in an action plans to address the concerns raised...
HMP Forest Bank: Director stands down following improvement notice
The boss of a troubled privately-run prison has stood down after the facility was handed a 45-day improvement notice. HMP Forest Bank in Salford, Greater Manchester, was issued with the order last month, the Manchester Evening News reported. A 2019 inspection reported hundreds of violent “prisoner-on-prisoner” attacks. Director Matt Spencer, who has led the facility since 2015, is to “pursue new...