[Peterborough prison (2021)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: Peterborough prison is the first whole-prison to be accredited byh the Restorative Justice Council as a Restorative Organisation.
Keywords: restorative practice
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[Peterborough prison (2021)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: Peterborough prison is the first whole-prison to be accredited byh the Restorative Justice Council as a Restorative Organisation.
Keywords: restorative practice
[Risley prison (2021)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: Risley has partnered with the local Cats Protection League to house more than 30 feral cats in the grounds, to help control rodents.
Keywords: decency, environment
[Rye Hill prison (2021)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: Rye Hill has built on the concept of “pat dogs” by allowing staff to bring in their pet dogs, to engage with prisoners.
Keywords: mental health, wellbeing
[Send prison (2021)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: Making Connections is a volunteer-delivered mentoring programme for women leaving custody, described by HMIP as “an impressive community mentoring scheme”.
Keywords: female offenders, resettlement, mentoring
[Send prison (2021)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: Our Time is an art programme and social enterprise, in partnership with the Michael Varah Memorial Fund (MVMF) and a local gallery, and includes an annual exhibition where residents can showcase and sell their work.
Keywords: female offenders, arts
[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 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
[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
[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
[Swansea prison (2021)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: Swansea have appointed a trained counsellor who provides counselling support to prisoners.
Keywords: mental health