Coldingley inspection report 2022
Report for Coldingley Prison
Summary
The prisoners at Coldingley, a category C training prison in Surrey, were spending up to seven hours a day unlocked; this was in contrast with other jails we had recently inspected, where prisoners were lucky if they got out of their cells for more than a couple of hours. Our visit came as the prison was recovering from a recent COVID-19 outbreak, but leaders had kept the regime open while successfully managing the risk for the 431 prisoners who were being held there. Levels of violence at Coldingley were around average for the category C estate and the prison generally had a calm and friendly atmosphere. A consistent regime was presided over by a strong cadre of dedicated and skilled prison officers, though the oversight of support for prisoners at risk of suicide or selfharm needed improvement. At times it seemed to inspectors that the atmosphere was a little too laid back and there a tolerance of some low-level behaviour that should have been addressed. It was disappointing to see from our survey how readily drugs were available in the prison and there needed to be a concerted effort from leaders to reduce the supply.