IMB members are independent, unpaid and work an average of 3-4 visits per month. Their role is to monitor the day-to-day life in their local prison or removal centre and ensure that proper standards of care and decency are maintained. To see a map of prison establishments use the Prison Finder
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Inside every prison, immigration removal centre and some short term holding facilities at airports, there is an Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) – a group of ordinary members of the public doing an extraordinary job.
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Wayland 2018/19 annual report published
The 2018/19 annual report for HMP Wayland is now published.
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Coronavirus/COVID-19: Update from IMB National Chair
Dame Anne Owers, IMB National Chair, has today (30 March) written to stakeholders to update them about monitoring of prison and immigration detention during the Coronavirus/COVID-19 epidemic: Given the significant health risks for prisoners, detainees and staff during the current COVID-19 crisis, and following the Government advice issued this week, direct monitoring activity in prisons … Read more >
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Hewell and Hewell Grange 2018/19 annual reports published
The annaul reports for HMP Hewell and Hewell Grange for 2018/19 are now published