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Working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities

[Youth Custody Service (2021)]

An effective practice briefing from the Youth Custody Service, on working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. [From the Youth Justice Board’s Resource Hub].

Keywords: young people, diversity, young people

Creating Green Spaces

[Brixton prison (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy Winner: creating sustainable green areas across the jail – including ponds, gardens and a mini orchard – providing training and qualifications to the prisoners involved, and benefiting prisoners and staff throughout the establishment.

Keywords: environment, wellbeing

Experiences and pathways of children in care in the youth justice system

[HMI Probation (2021)]

This report explores the range of barriers and enablers to supporting children in care, impacting upon their positive development and life chances. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: young people, care leavers

Café & The Grange

[Askham Grange prison (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a prison café and (outside) coffee shop / garden centre, both staffed by prisoners, offering training, employment and educational opportunities to those who work there.

Keywords: training, education, employment

Family Interventions Unit

[Altcourse prison (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a 60-bed single-cell unit which offers various interventions – including a “Family Interventions Course” – which men can access to enable a more stable relationship with their family and children.

Keywords: families

Getting out for Good: Preventing Gangs Through Participation

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Academic insights: this report summarises the research evidence on girls and gangs, and how this has been utilised to develop the ‘Getting out for Good’ project which combines gender-specific mentoring with sporting and cultural activities. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: gangs, young people, female offenders

Compassion Prison Project

[Addiewell prison (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a programme to help improve awareness and understanding of adverse childhood experiences on the lives of men and women living and working in prisons.

Keywords: trauma, wellbeing

Prisoner Wellbeing: A synthesis of the evidence base

[Prison Service Journal (2023)]

This PSJ article summarises the evidence base relating to the wellbeing, focusing primarily on who may be most at risk of wellbeing difficulties, and on what might be done to help support positive wellbeing in prisons.

Keywords: wellbeing

Supervision skills

[HMI Probation (2020)]

Summary of the evidence base on the skills underpinning effective supervision. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: supervision

Young adults – evidence base

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Summary of the evidence base relating to probation work and young adults. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: young people