Prison Service Journal

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Navigating tension in transition

[Prison Service Journal (2026)]

Model for building resilience for resettling sex offenders.

Supporting autistic people and people with learning disabilities in prison

[Prison Service Journal (2025)]

Evaluation of support services for autistic individuals and those with learning disabilities in prisons and outlines the development of a universal care pathway across the criminal justice system.

Keywords: learning disability, autism, neurodiversity

Creating the Roots of Hope

[Prison Service Journal (2025)]

Using art to support well-being in prison.

Keywords: arts

Responding to women in prison for modern slavery offending

[Prison Service Journal (2024)]

The needs of women convicted of modern slavery are similar to other female offenders.

Keywords: female offenders, modern slavery

Protecting the wellbeing of prison staff

[Prison Service Journal (2025)]

Lecture on how organisations can protect the well-being of prison staff.

Keywords: prison officers

Barriers to Effective Staff Communication in a Custodial Setting

[Prison Service Journal (2023)]

PSJ article written by former Unlocked Graduate, Bethany Kendle, on barriers to effective communication and how they might be addressed in custodial settings.

Keywords: communication

Families Inside: Young people’s experiences of serving a sentence at the same time as a family member

[Prison Service Journal (2022)]

PSJ article on the impact on young people serving a sentence at the same time as another familiy member.

Keywords: young people, families

The Impact of a Progression Regime on Observed Behaviour Indicators

[Prison Service Journal (2022)]

PSJ article summarising research into the impact of progressions regimes on institutional behaviour in prison.

Keywords: progression regimes

Engagement and co-production with people living in prison or who are under supervision in the community

[Prison Service Journal (2022)]

This special edition of the Prison Service Journal explores engagement and co-production with people living in prison or who are under supervision in the community.

Keywords: engagement, co-production

PSJ Special Edition on life imprisonment

[Prison Service Journal (2022)]

Special edition of PSJ looking at life imprisonment and its impact on prisoners and their families.

Keywords: lifers