Report on an unannounced inspection of HMYOI Glen Parva by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons 31 March – 11 April 2014 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 in our ‘Guide for writing inspection reports’ on our website at: http://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/about-our-inspections/ 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 Victory House 6th floor 30–34 Kingsway London WC2B 6EX England 2 HMYOI Glen Parva Contents Contents Introduction 5 Fact page 7 About this inspection and report 9 Summary 11 Section 1. Safety 19 Section 2. Respect 31 Section 3. Purposeful activity 45 Section 4. Resettlement 53 Section 5. Summary of recommendations and housekeeping points 63 Section 6. Appendices 71 Appendix I: Inspection team 71 Appendix II: Prison population profile 73 Appendix III: Summary of prisoner questionnaires and interviews 77 HMYOI Glen Parva 3 Contents 4 HMYOI Glen Parva Introduction Introduction At the time of this inspection, HM Young Offender Institution Glen Parva in Leicestershire held 659 remanded, unsentenced and sentenced young adult men aged between 18 and 21.