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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IMB at HMYOI Deerbolt reports increasing violence and assaults on staff
In their annual report published today the Independent Monitoring Board at HMYOI Deerbolt report that: Prisoners sent to Deerbolt from all over the country bring with them gang rivalries from different cities, which has contributed to increased violence (also fuelled by a rise in the amount of drugs getting into the prison) Staff numbers are … Read more >
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Bristol 2017-18 annual report published today
Read the report in full here.
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Aylesbury 2017-18 annual report published today
Read the full report here.