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A–D category: Not yet verified.
Predominant function (2025/26): Reception
Ministry of Justice performance classification. This describes the stated performance year, not a current A–D category or the categories of every prisoner.
Monthly snapshot: 24 August 2026
Operational capacity is the capacity reported for this prison in the same monthly bulletin.
Official monthly spreadsheet · Ministry of Justice publication
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Location information checked 13 September 2026.
5 May 2026
we found at our last inspection At our previous inspections of HMP Leeds in 2022 and 2025 we made the following judgements . Figure 1: HMP Leeds healthy prison outcomes in 2022 and 2025 Only one of the 13 concerns we raised at our inspection…
21 October 2025
HMP Leeds, a busy category B reception and resettlement prison receiving around 500 new arrivals a month, continued to operate under significant strain. Despite the efforts of a committed leadership team, outcomes for prisoners had deteriorated across every healthy prison test since our last visit…
30 August 2023
we found a prison that needed to be safer and to provide more meaningful activity for prisoners. In particular, we were concerned . 1.2 Since the inspection, a new governor had been appointed and some other leadership changes had been made which had slowed progress…
29 September 2022
HMP Leeds is reception and resettlement prison located near to the city centre and holding just under 1100 adult men. Facing many of the operational challenges that are consistent with its ‘front-line’ responsibilities, the prison receives into custody about 388 new prisoners every month and…
24 March 2020
the prison still had some way to go before it could claim to have established a meaningful rehabilitative culture. The capacity of the prison had reduced slightly in recent times. Cramped living conditions were prevalent, but mitigated slightly by a proactive and effective approach to…
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