Search Results for: environment
Found 22 matches
[Liverpool prison (2021)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: project involving staff, prisoners, Amey (the facilities management provider) and third-party contractors to refurbish and refresh the living and working conditions across the jail.
Keywords: decency, environment
[Oakwood prison (2021)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: prisoner-led, self-funding, horticulture project, maintaining the gardens, growing and selling fresh produce, and making and selling garden furniture.
Keywords: horticulture, greening, environment
[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
[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
[Brixton prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy Winner: creating sustainable green areas across the jail – including ponds, gardens and a mini orchard – providing training and qualifications to the prisoners involved, and benefiting prisoners and staff throughout the establishment.
Keywords: environment, wellbeing
[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
[Maghaberry prison (2021)]
Ruth Mann Trophy Winner: special “autism friendly” visits, supervised by trained staff, for families with children with autism, together with “pre-visit guides” for children on what to expect, additional equipment in the crèche, and a “relaxation room” – including bubble lamps, toys and gadgets – to help provide a calming environment.
Keywords: neurodiversity, autism, visits, families
[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
[Yorks & the Humber Probation (2023)]
Kathy Biggar Trophy runner-up: The Departure Lounge outside New Hall offers a comfortable and welcoming environment to newly released women, where they can get a warm drink and snacks, use a phone and charge their own, plan their onward journey, and get information and guidance from the centre’s staff.
Keywords: resettlement, female offenders
[Food Matters (2024)]
This report, from the charity, Food Matters, examines the state of food in UK prisons and makes key recommendations for improving prisoner welfare and security through food. Underpinning the briefing is the belief that food should be part of the “solution to criminal behaviour”, forming an integral part of a rehabilitative environment.
