Prescoed inspection report 2025
Report for Prescoed Prison
Summary
Usk, a small traditional looking prison dating from the 19th century, is a category C resettlement prison in Monmouthshire for up to 276 adult men. Under the same operational management, but located a few miles away, is Prescoed, a category D open prison for up to 260 adult men. When we inspected Usk and Prescoed in 2021, we reported very positively, and at this inspection, we were pleased to find that outcomes for prisoners had got even better. Other than purposeful activity at Prescoed, which we judged to be reasonably good, all other healthy prison tests at both establishments were good, our highest assessment. Both prisons were safe and stable and new arrivals were well received, with any risks presented by prisoners correctly addressed. Similarly, safeguarding arrangements were multidisciplinary and effective.
Inspection ratings
Associated documents
- Easy read summary – Usk and Prescoed ( PDF, 815 KB )
- Prisoner survey methodology and results – Usk ( PDF, 494 KB )
- Prisoner survey methodology and results – Prescoed ( PDF, 471 KB )
- Prisoner survey analysis (Excel workbook) – Usk ( XLSX, 256 KB )
- Prisoner survey analysis (Excel workbook) – Prescoed ( XLSX, 222 KB )
- Staff survey methodology and results – Usk and Prescoed ( PDF, 260 KB )
- Inspection report – Usk and Prescoed – Welsh/Cymraeg ( PDF, 2 MB )
- Easy read summary – Usk and Prescoed – Welsh/Cymraeg ( PDF, 396 KB )
- Prisoner survey methodology and results – Usk – Welsh/Cymraeg ( PDF, 575 KB )
- Prisoner survey methodology and results – Prescoed – Welsh/Cymraeg ( PDF, 570 KB )
- Prisoner survey analysis (Excel workbook) – Usk – Welsh/Cymraeg ( XLSX, 247 KB )
- Prisoner survey analysis (Excel workbook) – Prescoed – Welsh/Cymraeg ( XLSX, 218 KB )
- Staff survey methodology and results – Usk and Prescoed – Welsh/Cymraeg ( PDF, 196 KB )