Key concerns 16 items
Key concerns were extracted from the report text by an AI model.
Key concern 1
Safety
Gang affiliation in HMP Frankland has the potential for harm to staff and prisoners and there is a continuous risk analysis of how best to locate these prisoners to reduce the potential impact for disorder.
Key concern 2
Substance Misuse
Spice (a psychoactive substance) use remains prevalent despite the best effort of staff to intercept illicit items.
Key concern 3
Safety
Drone incursions have notably increased through the reporting period.
Key concern 4
Other
Missing property remains an issue when prisoners are transferred to HMP Frankland.
Key concern 5
Regime/Time Out of Cell
Prisoners are waiting lengthy periods to collect their property after they arrive at reception.
Key concern 6
Regime/Time Out of Cell
Time out off cell has been reduced due to staffing issues and workshop closures causing restricted regimes.
Key concern 7
Resettlement/Release
Prisoners securing accumulated visits closer to home has remained a challenge due to limited space at the receiving prison which has been attributed to the wider prison estate operating close to capacity.
Key concern 8
Mental Health
The shortage of beds in secure inpatient units is an issue for those prisoners needing these facilities.
Key concern 9
Healthcare
Missed appointments have been a regular source of applications made to the IMB which may be attributed to staffing.
Key concern 10
Education/Purposeful Activity
Reduction in education provision has limited the opportunities for personal development.
Key concern 11
Regime/Time Out of Cell
Workshop closures attributed to ongoing upgrade works have restricted prisoner opportunities to work and gain transferable skills.
Key concern 12
Education/Purposeful Activity
The change in contract from Prison Education Framework to Prison Education Services has led to reductions in education provision. The new contract has reduced the budget available for the establishment to spend on education provision when compared to the budget provided by the previous contractual arrangements. The changes have directly led to a loss of educational staff, reduced educational opportunities for prisoners, a less effective curriculum and a reduction in outreach provision for those who are unable to access the education department.
Key concern 13
Estate/Conditions
Car parking is increasingly difficult at the prison due to the numbers of staff and contractors at the site. The Board is aware prisoners complain that their relatives can’t get parked. The Board also notes the constant security issues raised by the parking of unregistered cars on site.
Key concern 14
Healthcare
The toilet in the healthcare centre waiting area is not fit for the disabled; measures to use wing facilities are in place, this situation is not satisfactory.
Key concern 15
Estate/Conditions
Much of the prison is still not designed for an elderly population and presents challenges for anyone with limited physical mobility.
Key concern 16
Substance Misuse · Repeated from a previous year
the issue of availability of illicit drugs remains a concern.