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A–D category: Not yet verified.
Predominant function (2025/26): Category C Trainer/Resettlement
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.
24 November 2025
Report on an independent review of progress at HMP Ranby by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (20-22 October 2025) A capable governor and visible frontline managers were committed to driving forward improvements. The environment was cleaner than at the last inspection and living conditions were…
19 May 2025
The influx of drones bringing large amounts of contraband into this East Midlands, category C prison was affecting outcomes for prisoners in many areas. Illicit drugs were the cause of poor attendance to activities and levels of violence that were now higher than most similar…
6 February 2023
inspectors were sympathetic to the idea of a gradual return to full activity, leaders had been far too cautious in their approach. We found the very well-resourced workshops almost empty, only a handful of prisoners attended classes, and the orderlies were usually the only ones…
12 July 2022
As a result of concerted efforts by prison leaders, and with the use of better technology, Ranby, a category C training and resettlement prison in Nottinghamshire, was much safer jail than at our inspections in 2016 and 2018. The flow of drugs had been a…
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