Nottingham inspection report 2022
Report for Nottingham Prison
Summary
Nottingham is a very difficult prison to run and many challenges remain, but this inspection was encouraging, particularly given the Inspectorate’s criticism of the prison in the past. In 2018 we issued an Urgent Notification, a rare event but indicative of the situation in the prison at the time. Since then, we have seen evidence of greater grip and some progress, although this is not yet reflected in our healthy prison scores. Indeed, at this inspection outcomes in rehabilitation and release planning had got worse. The prison retained the feel and character of an old Victorian local, despite much of the jail being re-built in the early part of this century. Comprising seven fairly modern wings, it held up to 900 adult men and served mainly the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire area as a reception and resettlement prison.