HMP Hull report: Rise in self-harm cases but improvements made

A REPORT into HMP Hull has found the prison has “relatively low” levels of violence but a growing problem with drug-taking.

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HM Chief Inspector of Prisons visited between April 14 and 16 and published its findings last Tuesday. HMP Hull serves local courts and holds a significant number of prisoners “convicted of or charged with sexual offences”, the report said.

The review visit was made to follow up on concerns raised at an inspection last year. It said “levels of violence remained relatively low but positive drug test results had increased”.

It said, in the previous inspection, AO per cent of prisoners surveyed said it was easy to obtain drugs.

Another concern raised at the time was that many prisoners were “locked up for over 22 hours a day”.

Even when prisoners were unlocked, they “had little access to any on-wing activities” and their “attendance at education was also poor and many workshops were closed”.