resettlement

Post-release death investigations

[Prison and Probation Ombudsman (2023)]

This learning lessons bulletin summarises the learning from PPO investigations into the deaths of those who died within 14 days of release from prison.

Keywords: resettlement, health

Effective practice in resettlement

[HMI Probation (2023)]

Academic insights report, reviewing the evidence base on how best to support people as they leave prison and transition back into the community. Part of HMI Probation’s Academic Insights series.

Keywords: resettlement

Resettlement of children after custody

[Clinks (2022)]

Report by Neil Hazel, commissioned by Clinks, on resettling young people in the community, including recommendations on best practice.

Keywords: young people, resettlement

Constructive resettlement

[London Resettlement Partnership (2022)]

Online resource hub on the “constructive resettlement” approach to resettling young people in the community.

Keywords: young people, resettlement

Custody and resettlement – evidence base

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Summary of the evidence base relating to custodial work and custody and resettlement. Part of HMI Probation’s Evidence base collection.

Keywords: resettlement

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: modelled on Approved Premises, the Willow Unit offers an experience that replicates principles of normality in order to best prepare prisoners for their progression or release. [More about the Ruth Mann Trophy ].

Keywords: resettlement, progression

OMU Engagement Programme

[Thorn Cross (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a programme to make OMU “the hub of the prison,” with Peer Assistants giving advice and guidance, as well as taking applications and assisting staff at a weekly drop-in service. [More about the Ruth Mann Trophy ].

Veterans-Based Wellbeing & Resettlement

[Risley (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a 180+ bed facility, overseen and staffed by staff veterans, with the aim to create a wellbeing and resettlement-focused residential community. [More about the Ruth Mann Trophy ].

Foreign Nationals Resettlement

[Huntercombe (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a resettlement programme, tailored to a foreign national population, providing support and advice on an out-reach (wing-based) and by-appointment drop-in basis. [More about the Ruth Mann Trophy ].

Independent Living Unit

[Ford (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. [More about the Ruth Mann Trophy ].

Keywords: resettlement, IPPS, lifers