Rye Hill inspection report 2020
Report for Rye Hill Prison
Summary
At Rye Hill we found a well-led establishment working hard to promote the well-being of its prisoners, to sustain a credible community ethos and to create a meaningful rehabilitative culture. We found some very effective outcomes and while there were gaps, there was every reason to believe that the prison was very well placed to improve still further. Peter Clarke CVO OBE QPM October 2019 HM Chief Inspector of Prisons 6 HMP Rye Hill Fact page Fact page Task of the establishment HMP Rye Hill is a category B prison for men aged over 21, serving sentences of over four years who have been convicted of sexual offences. Certified normal accommodation and operational capacity 1 Prisoners held at the time of inspection: 659 Baseline certified normal capacity: 600 Operational capacity: 664 Notable features from this inspection All prisoners were convicted of a sexual offence. 90% of the population had been assessed as high or very high risk of serious harm to others. 90% of the population was serving either an indeterminate sentence or a sentence of 10 years or more.