Foston Hall inspection report 2022
Report for Foston Hall Prison and Young Offender Institution
Summary
Foston Hall, in Derbyshire, is a women’s prison which, at the time of our inspection, was holding 272 residents, just short of its capacity of 296. In common with other women’s prisons, the establishment accommodates several categories of prisoner ranging from those recently remanded or at the beginning of their sentences, to women serving indeterminate sentences, including life, for very serious crimes. The prison itself comprises an old stately home surrounded by a mix of accommodation types that have been added over the years. Its rural setting and well-kept grounds provide an excellent external environment which supports individual well-being. Foston Hall was last inspected in 2019 when we found outcomes to be reasonably good against all our tests of a healthy prison. This inspection, however, proved less positive and in common with many establishments emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, we found a deterioration in the regime and the provision of purposeful activity.