Bure inspection report 2024
Report for Bure Prison
Summary
Bure is a category C prison for male sex-offenders in rural Norfolk. At this inspection we were pleased to see that it remained a safe and respectful jail in pleasant, well-tended grounds. Levels of violence at Bure were very low, although they were higher than similar prisons. At 9.6% the rate of positive, random drugs tests was surprisingly high, but this had not led to a deterioration in behaviour which was generally good. The prison had recently held a safety summit to understand the causes of violence and was in the process of putting into place an action plan. A small number of men accounted for most of the self-harm at the prison and good efforts were made to help them, although other prisoners received more variable support through the ACCT process.