[Prison Service Journal (2022)]
Article on the issue of assaults on prison staff and how to prevent them. [Past issues of PSJ are archived here].
Keywords: staff assaults, safer custody
[Prison Service Journal (2022)]
Article on the issue of assaults on prison staff and how to prevent them. [Past issues of PSJ are archived here].
Keywords: staff assaults, safer custody
[Whatton (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a project aimed at Chronic Self Harmers, involving a multi-disciplinary group who review progress and action plans, including identifying any potential trigger points. [More about the Ruth Mann Trophy ].
Keywords: self harm, safer custody
[Perth (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a multi-disciplinary group which meets daily to consider residents in crisis, agree what services the individual requires, and ensure that they are immediately directed to them. [More about the Ruth Mann Trophy ].
Keywords: healthcare, mental health, safer custody
[Bullingdon (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. [More about the Ruth Mann Trophy ].
Keywords: peer mentors, safer custody
[National Prisoners’ Families Helpline (2021)]
Safer Custody portal containing emergency contact details for every prison in England and Wales, for families concerned about a loved one who may be at risk of suicide or self harm.
Keywords: self harm, safer custody
[Prison Reform Trust (2020)]
Research based on interviews with prisoners on their views about reducing violence in prisons.
Keywords: violence reduction, safer custody
[Prison Reform Trust (2020)]
Research into distress among prisoners and ways in which it might be ameliorated – drawing on prisoners’ own ideas and experiences.
Keywords: safer custody, self harm, suicide
[Prisoner Learning Alliance (2020)]
The In-Cell Activity Hub contains creative resources for use by prisoners in their cells.
Keywords: education, safer custody
[Revolving Doors Agency (2020)]
Findings of research conducted by Revolving Doors Agency as part of a review of the implementation of the Prisons & Probation Ombudsman’s (PPO) recommendations into self-inflicted deaths in custody.
Keywords: suicide, self harm, safer custody
[Good Book of Prisons (2019)]
Findings – from interviews with over 2000 staff, prisoners and managers from across the custodial estate – in relation to violence and self harm in prisons. From the Butler Trust’s Good Book of Prisons.
Keywords: safer custody, self harm, suicide, violence reduction