Wymott scrutiny visit 2020
Report for Wymott Prison
Summary
reasonable but Listeners (see Glossary of terms) were unable to provide ongoing support to those in crisis, which needed addressing urgently. In our survey, 16% of prisoners said that they currently felt unsafe, and the reasons behind this needed exploring to understand fully what this means to prisoners. The prison was committed to rehabilitation and reducing reoffending but the implementation of the restricted regime brought with it some unavoidable consequences, including the suspension of much of the risk reduction work. Prisoners felt the impact of the lack of progression opportunities and the lack of support from their offender managers. The governor was clear that this could not continue in the long term, and was committed to returning to the rehabilitative focus that the prison used to have. Social distancing (see Glossary of terms) was weak at times, and handwashing protocols were not always adhered to, but additional cleaning on the wings continued in order to fight the spread of the virus.