In a report in April 2007, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons criticised Camp Hill for its lack of a coherent and positive direction, and its failure to improve.

[1] Camp Hill courted controversy again weeks later, when it emerged an arsonist had been mistakenly released 29 months too early from the prison.

The arsonist, Christopher "Buster" Pocock from Ryde, was captured early and was returned to finish his sentence.

In January 2008 a convicted drug dealer refused to leave his cell in Camp Hill for a court appearance.

[4] In January 2013 the Government announced the Camp Hill element of HMP Isle of Wight would close as part of a wider reorganisation of prison places.