[Liverpool prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: 35-bed wellbeing unit, housing people with a range of complex needs, including mental health issues, chronic self-harm, drug issues, and trauma.
Keywords: health, mental health, complex needs
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[Liverpool prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: 35-bed wellbeing unit, housing people with a range of complex needs, including mental health issues, chronic self-harm, drug issues, and trauma.
Keywords: health, mental health, complex needs
[Manchester prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a 75-bed unit designed to support recovery from substance misuse, with all residents working to achieve a shared goal of promoting an environment that supports positive change.
Keywords: substance misuse, healthcare
[New Hall prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: monthly visits by volunteers from the local Mothers Union, who spend the day with residents, help them cook, etc, with a particular focus on women on the Personality Disorder Pathway.
Keywords: personality disorder, catering
[Nottingham prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a programme of family visits, held in the prison’s Bistro, which gives prisoners an ‘out of prison’ experience: sitting down and eating a meal with their families.
[Parc prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a dedicated team, including staff and peers, aimed at improving the experience of new arrivals, with a focus on reducing stress and anxiety during early days in custody.
Keywords: reception, induction, peer support
[Pentonville prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a 12-week programme, specifically designed for the Young Adult cohort, with social aspects, discussing topics like gang life, young fatherhood, forgiveness and conflict resolution, as well as educational aspects.
Keywords: young people, counselling, peer support
[Perth prison (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.
Keywords: healthcare, mental health, safer custody
[Peterborough prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a project supporting mothers and grandmothers in the prison, helping them cope with being separated from their families, and maintaining and rebuilding their relationships.
Keywords: families, peer support
[Portland prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: an 8-week course, based around rugby, run by a charity; the course is a mix of inspirational talks and discussions, preparing for and organising rugby matches, and developing rugby skills.
[Ranby prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy runner-up: under this initiative, a team of prisoners help to drive up standards across the jail by reviewing areas of the prison’s performance against HMIP “expectations”and reporting their findings to the SMT and the Governor.
Keywords: rehab culture, prisoner engagement, standards improvement