Recommendation 1
To increase the number of women coming to the prison so that more women gain from the excellent preparation for life back in society.
Source · IMB Annual Report
East Sutton Park
AI-generated report summary This report for HMP East Sutton Park covers the period from November 2021 to October 2022. The Board finds the open women's prison to be largely safe and well-run, with good staff-resident relationships and effective resettlement efforts, particularly in securing external employment. Key concerns include the low population numbers hindering full use of capacity, residents arriving with insufficient time for resettlement, and the need to review fire evacuation procedures.
Year: 2022
Published: 15 Feb 2023
Type: Prison · Cat open women's
Recommendations: 8
Key concerns
Positive findings
Safety statistics
| Indicator | This year | Previous |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths in custody | 1 | — |
| Use of force | 0 | — |
Positive findings
AI-generated summaryThe prison is considered a safe and well-run environment, with positive relationships between residents and staff. Healthcare is effective within its operating hours, and residents are generally well-prepared for release, with few leaving without accommodation. The prison is commended for its success in securing external employment for residents, many of whom continue with their employers post-release. Accommodation in the flats and pods is praised for fostering self-sufficiency, and there are no waiting lists for healthcare appointments.
Key concerns
The emergency evacuation procedures are inadequate and require careful monitoring for effectiveness across all areas of the prison.
However, although much improved, some residents still arrive with too little time to serve, allowing insufficient time to prepare them properly for release.
Main areas for development TO THE MINISTER To increase the number of women coming to the prison so that more women gain from the excellent preparation for life back in society. TO THE PRISON SERVICE To continue to ensure that residents coming to ESP have enough time left to serve, to ensure that the greatest benefit in resettlement can be achieved, and therefore representing value for money. To ensure that closed women’s prisons progress women who are suitable for the resettlement regime to go to ESP.
Response times of other prisons to ESP residents’ complaints against them are insufficient.
To review the contents of the canteen list more regularly to ensure that it is relevant to the needs of the residents.
To train more Listeners as many are due to leave ESP during 2022.
Recommendations
Recommendation 2
To continue to ensure that residents coming to ESP have enough time left to serve, to ensure that the greatest benefit in resettlement can be achieved, and therefore representing value for money.
Recommendation 3
To ensure that closed women’s prisons progress women who are suitable for the resettlement regime to go to ESP.
Recommendation 4
To increase the number of women coming to the prison nearer to the operating capacity of 98, so that more women gain from the excellent preparation for life back in society.
Recommendation 5
To improve the response times of other prisons to ESP residents’ complaints against them.
Recommendation 6
To review the fire contingency plan, as the Board considers that the new system needs to be carefully monitored as to its effectiveness at reaching all areas of the prison in a prompt manner.
Recommendation 7
To review the contents of the canteen list more regularly to ensure that it is relevant to the needs of the residents.
Recommendation 8
To train more Listeners as many are due to leave ESP during 2022.
Applications to the IMB
| Category | Current | Previous |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 0 | 3 |
| Adjudication | 2 | 1 |
| Education/training/employment | 2 | 2 |
| Equality/Diversity/Religion | 1 | 0 |
| Family/visits | 0 | 6 |
| Finance/Pay | 0 | 2 |
| Food/kitchen | 0 | 4 |
| H3 Canteen/Facilities/Catalogue/Argos | 0 | 0 |
| Health related | 3 | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 0 | 5 |
| Property (other prison/transfer) | 0 | 3 |
| Property (within current establishment) | 0 | 2 |
| Sentence related inc ROTL/Parole/Re-cat | 6 | 6 |
| Staff/Prisoner related inc bullying | 1 | 7 |
| Transfers | 0 | 0 |
Other reports for East Sutton Park
· Self-harm 2
· Concerns
Population 76
· Concerns
Population 85
· Concerns