By HMP Hull prisoners confined too long in cells
According to reports, Inmates at HMP Hull are spending too long in their cells, a report by the prison watchdog has said.
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons found that inmates were spending as much as 23 hours locked up each day.
An inspection in 2021 suggested the standards at the jail had dropped, forming this follow-up inspection.
Inspectors said improvements had been made but further progress wat the prison was needed.
HMP Hull houses around 900 prisoners of remanded, newly-convicted and vulnerable prisoners.
The inspection in 2021 found that violence was increasing and also raised concerns regarding the use of force.
The BBC reported Chief inspector Charlie Taylor said there had been “good or reasonable progress” made from the previous visit.
He said prisoners were spending too much time inside the cells and not enough outside of the cells, a concern brought up on the last inspection also.
“This had hardly increased since the last inspection and was much poorer than we have recently seen at similar prisons.
“The governor, his senior team and staff should be congratulated on what they have achieved so far in addressing the shortcomings we identified at the last inspection.
“As Covid-19 restrictions are lifted, the renewed confidence in the prison now needs to be translated into a much greater ambition in the amount of time that prisoners are unlocked from their cells.”
He added that not all available workspaces were filled as some of the workshops and the gym were operating well below capacity.
The inspection that took place March, 2021, led to the follow up inspection where issues were highlighted.
