HM Prison Nottingham is a category B men’s prison with a capacity of 1,060. It was recently issued with an urgent notification, and has been criticised for its “tragic and appalling” suicide rate. The use of spice and mamba is reportedly rife, and a former officer has claimed she was unfairly dismissed for speaking out about drugs and violence at the prison.

Nottingham Prison Issued with Urgent Notification

In January 2018, Nottingham Prison became the first jail to be referred to the Secretary of State under the urgent notification process. Chief Inspector of Prisons Peter Clarke said the move was prompted by the “persistent and fundamental lack of safety” at the prison, and the “overall lack of improvement from previous poor inspections”. He said: “It appears that the problems at Nottingham are intractable and that staff there are unable to improve safety despite the fact that this failing increases the vulnerability both of those who are held in the prison and of those who work there.”