The best PFI prisons are better than comparable public prisons across a range of indicators

2.12  Those prisons which had two or less red indicators were classified as green and thus are performing relatively well compared to the other prisons in the study. Four PFI prisons came into this category (Parc, Altcourse, Lowdham Grange and Forest Bank). Parc was one of only three prisons which did not score any red indicators; the others were Swansea and Lancaster Farms. Altcourse was one of three prisons which scored only one red indicator; the other two were the two privately-managed prisons, Wolds and Doncaster. Of the six prisons with either one or less red indicators, four are managed by private sector contractors and five were built in the last ten years. Thus, six of the nine privately-managed prisons fell within the green category.

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Traffic Light Ranking of Prisons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prison

Escapes/ Absconds 01/02

Standards Rating

Security Rating

Qualitative Data

Assaults as%of population

MDTs+ve

Purposeful Activity

Staff Survey - safety

Staff Survey - non-safety

Prisoner Survey - safety

Prisoner Survey - non-safety

Number of red indicators

 

 

Public

Pentonville

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Public

Bullingdon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

6

 

 

Public

Lewes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Public

Swaleside

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Public SLA

Manchester

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

PFI prison

Ashfield

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

PFI prison

Dovegate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Public

Chelmsford

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Public

Garth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Public

High Down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

PFI prison

Rye Hill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

PFI prison

Forest Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Public

Brinsford

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Public

Grendon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

PFI prison

Lowdham Grange

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

PFI prison

Altcourse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Privately managed

The Wolds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Privately managed

Doncaster

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

PFI prison

Parc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

Public

Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

Public

Lancaster Farms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

0

 

 

*  Two prisons did not have a prisoner survey undertaken, Bullingdon and Lancaster Farms, although given their performance in other categories, this would not have affected their overall position in our Traffic Light Matrix

Source: National Audit Office