Hewell inspection report 2023
Report for Hewell Prison
Summary
we found at our last inspection 1.3 At our previous inspections of HMP Hewell in 2019 and 2022 we made the following judgements . Figure 1: HMP Hewell healthy prison outcomes in 2022* * Rehabilitation and release planning became ‘preparation for release’ in October 2023. 1.4 At the last full inspection, in December 2022, we found a cleaner, less violent and more respectful prison, but care of prisoners in their early days at Hewell, and the support for those most at risk of self-harm or suicide, remained concerns. Prisoners also spent far too long in their cells, particularly the many unemployed who were locked up for around 22 hours a day, and the overall provision of education, training and work was rated as ‘inadequate’ by our Ofsted colleagues. Public protection measures were lacking, with no coordinated planning for many high-risk prisoners held at the prison. We also found deficiencies in health care provision for which our partner agency, the Care Quality Commission (CQC, see Glossary), issued a requirement notice; prisoners were waiting too long to see a GP or for a mental health assessment, and medicines management needed to improve.