Birmingham urgent notification 2018
Report for Birmingham Prison
Summary
those implementing the plan. It is crucial for there to be transparent, open conversations. It will undoubtedly take some time for Birmingham to make the improvements needed, and as an Inspectorate we leave the prison with a number of recommendations that set out the priorities as we see them. Peter Clarke CVO OBE QPM September 2018 HM Chief Inspector of Prisons 6 HMP Birmingham Fact page Fact page Task of the establishment HMP Birmingham is a local category B prison serving the courts of Birmingham and the West Midlands. Certified normal accommodation and operational capacity Prisoners held at the time of inspection: 1,262 Certified normal capacity: 1,093 Operational capacity: 1,450 (but reduced to 1,334 at the time of the inspection due to the temporary closure of G wing) Notable features from this inspection 71% of all prisoners said that they had felt unsafe at some point during their time at the establishment. There had been more violent incidents at HMP Birmingham than at any other similar prison.