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Mental health in prison – a short guide for prison staff

[Penal Reform International (2018)]

A guide to help prison staff understand and respond to the mental health needs of adult prisoners – focusing on promoting and protecting mental health and well-being.

Keywords: mental health

Housing, and Living in the UK

[Unlock (2018)]

Everything you need to know about finding housing with a criminal record.

Keywords: criminal records, housing

Life in prison: Living conditions

[HMI Prisons (2017)]

This findings paper is part of a series which focuses on daily life in prisons and young offender institutions (YOIs). It summarises literature surrounding living conditions in prison.

Keywords: environment

Domestic abuse as a driver to women’s offending

[Prison Reform Trust (2017)]

Report identifying links between women’s experience of domestic and sexual abuse, as well as coercive relationships, and their offending. Includes a number of recommendations for various agencies to improve their practice in this area.

Keywords: female offenders

A Literature Review of Transgender People in Prison

[Prison Service Journal (2017)]

A literature review on transgender prisoners – includes links to other articles and resources.

Keywords: transgender

Suffering in Silence: The unmet needs of d/Deaf prisoners

[Prison Service Journal (2017)]

Report in the Prison Service Journal on the needs of d/Deaf people in prison.

Keywords: disability

Good Practice Guide: Working with Older Prisoners

[RECOOP (2017)]

Includes sections on prisoner consultation, older prisoner forums, physical environment, physical activity, buddy support workers, and staff training, and more… .

Keywords: older prisoners

Mental health in prisons

[National Audit Office (2017)]

Report by the National Audit Office on meeting the mental health needs of people in prison.

Keywords: mental health

Mental health and criminal justice: Views from consultations across England & Wales

[Centre for Mental Health (2016)]

Report by the Centre for Mental Health on mental health services in the criminal justice systems, with recommendations for policy and practice at national and local levels.

Keywords: mental health

Life in Prison: Peer Support

[HMI Prisons (2016)]

Part of a series focusing on daily life in prisons and young offender institutions (YOIs), summarising the research literature surrounding peer support in prisons. Includes several examples of good practice.

Keywords: peer support