Doncaster inspection report 2020
Report for Doncaster Prison
Summary
appropriate professional boundaries and to assert their authority. However, reasonable access to basic kit, in-cell phones and kiosks for making applications, together with improved healthcare, acceptable food and good work to maintain contact with families, helped to mitigate what could otherwise have been very serious sources of frustration for prisoners. Despite the many challenges facing the prison, it was reassuring to see the positive way in which the prison leadership responded promptly to some issues as they emerged during the course of the inspection. For instance, as is explained in the report, we raised concerns were not, to ensure that the public were protected from harm when prisoners were released or made contact with family members or others. This was particularly concerning in view of the substantial number of prisoners at Doncaster who were assessed as posing a high risk of harm to others. Despite these problems, there had been a great deal of good work done at Doncaster in the area of resettlement and planning for release, and our considered judgement was that, taken as a whole, the grade should increase to be reasonably good.