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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Frankland 2017 annual report
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Availability of illicit drugs and mobile phones leading to debt and violence at HMP Leeds
In its 2017 annual report the IMB at Leeds reports that the challenge of preventing the in-flow of illicit drugs and mobile telephones (particularly miniaturised ones) is ever present. The Leeds IMB also notes: The prison has been consistently understaffed and has experienced real challenges with both the recruitment and retention of new officers over … Read more >
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Holme House 2017 annual report published today
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