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IMB members are independent, unpaid and work an average of 2-3 visits per month. Their role is to monitor the day-to-day life in their local prison or removal centre and ensure that prisoners and detainees are treated fairly and humanely. To see a map of prison establishments use the Prison Finder
Read more about usIMB members are independent, unpaid and work an average of 2-3 visits per month. Their role is to monitor the day-to-day life in their local prison or facility in the immigration detention estate and ensure that prisoners and detained individuals are treated fairly and humanely.
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Self-harm rates rise amongst prisoners at HMP Send
Self-harm remains very high and has increased over the pandemic with a 64% increase in self-harm incidents over the previous year says the independent monitoring board at HMP Send in its 2021-22 annual report. The IMB notes that: A high proportion of self-harm incidents were by a few prolific self-harmers. These few women (between one … Read more >
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Lincoln 2021-22 annual report published
The 2021-22 annual report for HMP/YOI Lincoln is now published.
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Scotland and Northern Ireland STHF 2021-22 annual report published
The 2021-22 annual report for Scotland and Northern Ireland STHF is now published.