Report on an unannounced inspection of HMP Erlestoke by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons 30 September –11 October 2013 Glossary of terms We try to make our reports as clear as possible, but if you find terms that you do not know, please see the Glossary of terms on our website at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/about/hmipris/Glossary-for-web-rps_.pdf Crown copyright 2014 You may re-use this information (excluding logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ or email:
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[email protected] This publication is available for download at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/about/hmi-prisons Printed and published by: Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons 6th Floor, Victory House 30-34 Kingsway London WC2B 6EX England 2 HMP Erlestoke Contents Contents Introduction 5 Fact page 7 About this inspection and report 9 Summary 11 Section 1. Safety 17 Section 2. Respect 29 Section 3. Purposeful activity 43 Section 4. Resettlement 49 Section 5. Summary of recommendations and housekeeping points 57 Section 6. Appendices 65 Appendix I: Inspection team 65 Appendix II: Prison population profile 67 Appendix III: Summary of prisoner questionnaires and interviews 71 Appendix IV: Photographs 87 HMP Erlestoke 3 Contents 4 HMP Erlestoke Introduction Introduction Erlestoke is a category C prison for adult male prisoners located near Devizes in Wiltshire.