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HM Prison Moorland
Prison in South Yorkshire, England
For the former HM Prison Moorland Open, see HM Prison Hatfield.
HMP Moorland
HM Prison Moorland (formerly HM Prison Moorland Closed) is a Category C men's prison and Young Offenders Institution, near Hatfield Woodhouse in South Yorkshire, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service, and is jointly managed with the nearby HM Prison Hatfield.
Background
HM Prison Moorland (formerly HM Prison Moorland Closed) is a Category C men's prison and Young Offenders Institution, near Hatfield Woodhouse in South Yorkshire, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service, and is jointly managed with the nearby HM Prison Hatfield.
successful institution where outcomes for those detained are reasonably good potential vulnerabilities for newly arrived prisoners. Violence was falling, in part Staff-prisoner relationships were mostly open and positive, although we identified a lack of professionalism from some staff. Key working was effective Outcomes in health care were generally good. better than we normally see at similar establishments.
Visiting
Visits at HMP/YOI Moorland are booked via the GOV.UK Prison Visits Booking service. Photo ID is required for all visitors.
Mailing
been convicted of a sexual offence. It is pleasing to report, that in keeping with
Practical info
HMP Moorland is a category C training and resettlement prison near Doncaster, by some good use of data and multi-disciplinary working, but also due to while work to promote safeguarding was effective, evidenced by a significant fall identified a lack of professionalism from some staff. Key working was effective prioritisation and improvement. There was some useful work to promote Time out of cell had improved in recent months, but this was from a low base working day, but our colleagues in Ofsted judged the overall effectiveness of
Known issues
potential vulnerabilities for newly arrived prisoners. Violence was falling, in part such as security, segregation and use of force was rigorous and proportionate, in self-harm since we last inspected.
HMP Moorland is a category C training and resettlement prison near Doncaster,
South Yorkshire. Built in the early 1990s, the prison was holding just over 1,000
adult men at the time of our inspection, a significant proportion of whom had
been convicted of a sexual offence. It is pleasing to report, that in keeping with
the findings from our last inspection in 2019, Moorland continues to be a
successful institution where outcomes for those detained are reasonably good
against all of our tests of a healthy prison.
There was an appropriate focus on respectful treatment and the identification of
potential vulnerabilities for newly arrived prisoners. Violence was falling, in part
because of initiatives to support behaviour management which were informed
by some good use of data and multi-disciplinary working, but also due to
incentives, notably access to better accommodation. Oversight of interventions
such as security, segregation and use of force was rigorous and proportionate,
while work to promote safeguarding was effective, evidenced by a significant fall
in self-harm since we last inspected.
Staff-prisoner relationships were mostly open and positive, although we
identified a lack of professionalism from some staff. Key working was effective
among the limited number of prisoners the prison had concentrated on, but
arrangements for formal consultation, applications and redress needed
prioritisation and improvement. There was some useful work to promote
equality, but responses to our survey from some minority groups suggested that
more needed to be done, including better communication with these prisoners.
Outcomes in health care were generally good.
Time out of cell had improved in recent months, but this was from a low base
following the end of the pandemic. Most prisoners now experienced between
four and eight hours out of cell depending on their employment status, although
their experience was much worse at weekends. Spot checks indicated that
about a quarter of prisoners were locked in their cells at any point during the
working day, but our colleagues in Ofsted judged the overall effectiveness of
learning and skills provision to be ‘good’, their second highest assessment and
better than we normally see at similar establishments. Outcomes in
