Hm Prison Deerbolt

HM Prison Deerbolt is a male juveniles' prison and Young Offenders Institution located in the Village of Startforth (near Barnard Castle), in County Durham, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service. HistoryDeerbolt prison opened in 1973, on the site of a former army camp. In 1999 four inmates escaped from Deerbolt while with an outside working party. A year later a report from Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons stated that Deerbolt was dangerously overcrowded, with too many inmates and too few resources. There was a major disturbance at the prison in February 2005 involving six inmates who caused tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage to the prison chapel. There was another large disturbance at the prison the following June. Deerbolt Prison was praised by inspectors in 2005 for improving activity and resettlement services but was criticised for inmates spending too much time in their cells. In 2007 prison officers passed a vote of no confidence in the then governor Deborah Baldwin after A wing at Deerbolt Prison was taken over by inmates in a five-hour riot. Four prison officers were injured at the premises during the disturbance. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons assessment of the prison in June 2011 was that it was fundamentally safe, but work was required to reduce levels of violence and improve discipline. It was noted that the prison had a "challenging population", but staff had worked hard to make improvements since 2007.

HM Prison Deerbolt is a male juveniles' prison and Young Offenders Institution located in the Village of Startforth (near Barnard Castle), in County Durham, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service. HistoryDeerbolt prison opened in 1973, on the site of a former army camp. In 1999 four inmates escaped from Deerbolt while with an outside working party. A year later a report from Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons stated that Deerbolt was dangerously overcrowded, with too many inmates and too few resources. There was a major disturbance at the prison in February 2005 involving six inmates who caused tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage to the prison chapel. There was another large disturbance at the prison the following June. Deerbolt Prison was praised by inspectors in 2005 for improving activity and resettlement services but was criticised for inmates spending too much time in their cells. In 2007 prison officers passed a vote of no confidence in the then governor Deborah Baldwin after A wing at Deerbolt Prison was taken over by inmates in a five-hour riot. Four prison officers were injured at the premises during the disturbance. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons assessment of the prison in June 2011 was that it was fundamentally safe, but work was required to reduce levels of violence and improve discipline. It was noted that the prison had a "challenging population", but staff had worked hard to make improvements since 2007.