HM Inspectorate of Prisons report

Eastwood Park independent review of progress 2023

Report for Eastwood Park Prison and Young Offender Institution

Summary

We found that safety had declined considerably, and we gave our lowest judgement of poor. Purposeful activity had also declined. Outcomes under the respect test remained reasonably good and those under the resettlement test had improved slightly. Figure 1: HMP/YOI Eastwood Park healthy prison outcomes in 2019 and 2022 Good 4 Reasonably 3 good Not sufficiently 2 good 1 Poor 0 Safety Respect Purposeful activity Rehabilitation and release planning 2019 2022 1.3 During this review visit, we examined seven concerns and our colleagues in Ofsted addressed three themes in accordance with their methodology. There had been good or reasonably good progress in four of the areas we reviewed and insufficient progress in one, leaving two showing no meaningful progress. Ofsted judged that there was insufficient progress in each of their three themes.

Inspection ratings

SafetyNot stated in this report
RespectNot stated in this report
Purposeful activityNot stated in this report
Preparation for releaseNot stated in this report