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[Holme House prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a whole-prison approach which aims to get everyone living and working in the prison to collaborate in helping people with addictions to flourish and achieve their full potential, without the need for drugs.
Keywords: substance misuse
[Grendon prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a programme of regular (quarterly) open days for the family members of staff, providing an opportunity for staff to show their family members around the prison.
Keywords: staff wellbeing, staff morale
[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.
[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
[Dovegate prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy runner-up: a project offering vocational qualifications to prisoners in dog training and behaviour, which provides wide-ranging benefits across the establishment and beyond.
Keywords: animal training, education, wellbeing
[Bullingdon prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a team of trained prisoner peer support workers who live and work on the Induction Wing, providing support and guidance to new receptions on arrival.
Keywords: peer mentoring, safer custody
[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
[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
[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
[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.
