[2] A year later a report from His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons stated that Deerbolt was dangerously overcrowded, with too many inmates and too few resources.

[4] Deerbolt Prison was praised by inspectors in 2005 for improving activity and resettlement services but was criticised for inmates spending too much time in their cells.

The education department at the prison is run by Novus, a subsidiary of The Manchester College, and offers both full and part-time classes in a variety of subjects.

[10] Courses include music, art, drama, creative writing, geography, history, maths and information technology.

Courses include catering, office skills, building computers, bricklaying, plastering, charity workshop, furniture craft, multiskills, painting and decorating, motor mechanics and fork-lift truck driving.