Wealstun inspection report 2023
Report for Wealstun Prison
Summary
Wealstun is a category C training and resettlement prison in West Yorkshire. Holding more than 800 convicted adult men, the establishment was founded 27 years ago following the amalgamation of two former prisons. Developments since then have resulted in an extensive, mixed campus of 10 accommodation units, ranging from those built in the 1960s to more modern blocks, set within clean and well-maintained grounds. At this inspection, we found that outcomes in our healthy prison tests of safety, respect, and rehabilitation and release planning were all reasonably good and that only in purposeful activity were they not sufficiently good. This marked an improvement to the safety of the institution since our last visit to Wealstun in 2019, but a marginal deterioration to outcomes in respect. The improved safety of the prison was evidenced by falling levels of violence and self-harm as well as improvements to several other indicators.