Moorland inspection report 2023
Report for Moorland Prison
Summary
HMP Moorland is a category C training and resettlement prison near Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Built in the early 1990s, the prison was holding just over 1,000 adult men at the time of our inspection, a significant proportion of whom had been convicted of a sexual offence. It is pleasing to report, that in keeping with the findings from our last inspection in 2019, Moorland continues to be a successful institution where outcomes for those detained are reasonably good against all of our tests of a healthy prison. There was an appropriate focus on respectful treatment and the identification of potential vulnerabilities for newly arrived prisoners. Violence was falling, in part because of initiatives to support behaviour management which were informed by some good use of data and multi-disciplinary working, but also due to incentives, notably access to better accommodation. Oversight of interventions such as security, segregation and use of force was rigorous and proportionate, while work to promote safeguarding was effective, evidenced by a significant fall in self-harm since we last inspected.