Estate/Conditions
Repeated
There is still no definite date for the construction of the three new accommodation blocks to commence. The current capacity at Kirklevington Grange remains below optimal level without these new blocks.
Estate/Conditions
There is still no definite date for the construction of the three new accommodation blocks to commence. The current capacity at Kirklevington Grange remains below optimal level without these new blocks.
Complaints/Property
Repeated
There are still issues with property when prisoners move between prisons, especially when moving from privately run establishments to Kirklevington. It is unsettling when prisoners experience long delays in receiving their belongings and in too many cases property is lost in transit between prisons.
Regime/Time Out of Cell
There are still issues with property when prisoners move between prisons, especially when moving from privately run establishments to Kirklevington. It is unsettling when prisoners experience long delays in receiving their belongings and in too many cases property is lost in transit between prisons.
Estate/Conditions
Although the showers and toilets in F and A,B, and C units have been overhauled, they remain slightly shabby, and the showers are very narrow and cramped.
Education/Purposeful Activity
One issue for education staff was the number of men arriving with very poor literacy/numeracy skills. In September, 59 prisoners were assessed as having a literacy level of E3 or below (operating at a level expected of a 9-11-year-old). This would be expected to have been addressed earlier in their prison sentence. Only 0.6 tutor provision was available and no additional funding.
Estate/Conditions
There has been a persistent issue with bedbugs, with a small number of rooms affected at any one time.
Estate/Conditions
Although the showers and toilets in F and A,B, and C units have been overhauled, they remain slightly shabby, and the showers are very narrow and cramped.
Food/Catering
Problems with the organisation contracted to supply food to the prison have seen it failing to deliver basic food items ordered, such as tuna and rice. This has caused some dissatisfaction.
Food/Catering
Problems with the organisation contracted to supply food to the prison have seen it failing to deliver basic food items ordered, such as tuna and rice. This has caused some dissatisfaction and the prison is exploring several different options to resolve this problem.
Education/Purposeful Activity
One issue for education staff was the number of men arriving with very poor literacy/numeracy skills. In September, 59 prisoners were assessed as having a literacy level of E3 or below (operating at a level expected of a 9-11-year-old). This would be expected to have been addressed earlier in their prison sentence. Only 0.6 tutor provision was available and no additional funding.
Resettlement/Release
The review of indeterminate sentences for public protection (IPP) brought several informal requests to the IMB for information from prisoners unable to understand the changes. There was little clear information to impart.
Equality/Diversity
Kirklevington Grange still cannot accept some prisoners with severe physical disabilities or wheelchair users given the layout of the prison.