HMP Lewes is a men’s prison in Lewes, East Sussex, in south-east England. It holds 692 prisoners in a mix of one- and two-man cells. It is a category B prison, which is the second most secure of ...

Lewes Prison is "trapped" in a cycle of rising violence, self-harm and drug problems, an inspection has found. HM Inspectorate of Prisons found the East Sussex jail had a "serious drug problem ...

Inmates at Lewes Prison are left in cells for up to 23 hours while levels of violence continue to be high, self-harm has risen and some areas of the prison are “unacceptably dirty”.

Inspectors were damming about conditions at HMP Lewes in a February 2023 report, and were alarmed by the number of violent incidents. Prisoners at risk of self-harm and suicide were also not well ...

It added Lewes had been "a concerning state" at its previous two inspections. Concerns were also raised about the impact of the government's early release scheme, a challenge not unique to HMP Lewes.

HMP Lewes, in East Sussex, is a category B men’s prison with a capacity of 617 inmates. Its most recent inspection in 2016 found it was overcrowded, holding 640 prisoners, a “substantial ...

A damning report on HMP Lewes in East Sussex follows last week’s exposure of drugs, violence and understaffing at HMP Wandsworth in London. Inspectors at Lewes prison, where more than half the ...