A TRAINING and resettlement prison in Suffolk has been criticised by inspectors for failing inmates due to staff shortages.

HMP Highpoint, which holds 1,300 prisoners, comprises two prisons whose “core purpose” is to prepare men for return to the community, including training in skills for work.

But HM Prisons Inspectorate found that prison staff shortages meant well-resourced training facilities for motor mechanics, plumbing, catering, digital skills and barbering were unused.