Aylesbury inspection report 2026
Report for Aylesbury Prison
Summary
Aylesbury is a category C training prison, which at the time of this inspection was holding up to 370 adult men. Largely built during the 19th century, the prison was not without its challenges, but thanks to some committed leadership and staff professionalism, this inspection found a prison that evidenced some significant improvements. We last inspected in 2022, when the prison was adjusting to a new designation and role, having previously held long-term young adults. At that time, outcomes in three of the healthy prison tests were judged to be ‘insufficient’, and purposeful activity was ‘poor’. During this inspection, outcomes in safety and respect had clearly improved and were now ‘reasonably good’. In purposeful activity and preparation for release, however, much remained to do, although the provision of both was clearly improving.