[HMI Probation (2022)]
Effective practice guide on working with people with mental health issues in criminal justice settings. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].
Keywords: mental health
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Refining processes in policy and practice in working with people accused or convicted of a sexual offence
Refining processes in policy and practice in working with people accused or convicted of a sexual offence
[HMI Probation (2022)]
This report summarises the new Council of Europe recommendations on the assessment, treatment and reintegration of people accused or convicted of a sexual offence. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].
Keywords: sex offenders
Trauma Informed Practice in a Women’s Prison
Trauma Informed Practice in a Women’s Prison
[Prison Service Journal (2023)]
PSJ article written by former Unlocked Graduate, Iona Warren, includes observations on practice and recommendations for improvement.
Keywords: female offenders, trauma
The lived experience of opioid users in prison
The lived experience of opioid users in prison
[Russell Webster (2023)]
Summary of research into the experiences of heroin users in prison.
Keywords: substance misuse
Peers who volunteer – a guide on how to support people with lived experience
Peers who volunteer – a guide on how to support people with lived experience
[Russell Webster (2021)]
Best practice guide to support peer mentors and other people with lived experience volunteering or working in the social justice sector.
Keywords: peer mentoring
Custody and resettlement – evidence base
Custody and resettlement – evidence base
[HMI Probation (2021)]
Summary of the evidence base relating to custodial work and custody and resettlement. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].
Keywords: resettlement
Understanding the needs and experiences of older people in prison
Understanding the needs and experiences of older people in prison
[Clinks (2021)]
Joint report by Clinks, and the charity Recoop, on the needs and experiences of older people in custody, and their implications. [From the Clinks online Evidence Library].
Keywords: older people
Independent Living Unit
Independent Living Unit
[Ford prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a 10-bed, self-contained unit for IPPs and lifers which mirrors, as closely as possible, the circumstances they will live in after release.
Keywords: resettlement, IPPS, lifers
Opt-Out (catering ) Scheme
Opt-Out (catering ) Scheme
[Full Sutton prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a scheme which allows up to 150 prisoners to opt-out of the prison’s in-house catering and cater for themselves instead.
Women in prison: mental health and well-being – a guide for prison staff
Women in prison: mental health and well-being – a guide for prison staff
[Penal Reform International (2020)]
A guide to understand how life in prison can affect a person’s mental health, with a focus on women. It describes how to recognise the signs of poor mental health and how best to respond.
Keywords: mental health, female offenders