Custodial

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Vulnerability Prediction Tool (VPT)

[Serco prisons (2021)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: an IT-based system for helping to identify vulnerable prisoners and those at risk of self isolation.

Keywords: safer custody

Stocken Buskers

[Stocken prison (2021)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: prisoner buskers line the route to work, playing music to brighten the day and lighten the mood of prisoners and staff alike.

Keywords: safer custody, violence reduction, wellbeing

Veterans Breakfast Club

[Stocken prison (2021)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: monthly breakfast club bringing together prisoners and staff armed forces veterans, as well as outside guests and speakers.

Keywords: veterans

Decency Team

[Stocken prison (2021)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a team of staff and prisoners responsible for ensuring and maintaining standards of decency across the establishment (including judging a monthly decency prize).

Keywords: decency, environment

In-house counsellor

[Swansea prison (2021)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: Swansea have appointed a trained counsellor who provides counselling support to prisoners.

Keywords: mental health

The Mount Foodbank

[The Mount prison (2021)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: staff, prisoners and visitors can donate food through collection boxes around the prison which is passed on to a local community foodbank.

Keywords: foodbank

Thorn Cross Farm Shop

[Thorn Cross prison (2021)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: the shop is run by prisoners and sells produce to prisoners and staff, while promoting healthy eating.

Keywords: nutrition

Digital prison hub

[Wayland prison (2021)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: internal digital hub providing in-cell activities, information and education to prisoners.

Keywords: education, engagement, in-cell activities

Ruth Mann Trophy finalist: “Problem Support Mentors” are trained wing based peer mentors acting as social problem solving coaches, using the 6 step problem solving principles of the Thinking Skills Programme (TSP).

Keywords: peer mentoring, safer custody, problem solving

Cat D survival course

[Whatton prison (2021)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: programme, put together by a psychologist in consultation with people who had ‘failed’ in Cat D prisons, to help prepare prisoners for the move to open conditions.

Keywords: progression, pre-release