[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
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[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
[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
[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
[Whatton prison (2021)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: prisoners are recruited trained and supported to provide peer support to those in need of social care, including wheelchair pushing, having a chat, making tea, keeping cell clean etc.
Keywords: social care, complex needs
[Dovegate prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy runner-up: a project offering vocational qualifications to prisoners in dog training and behaviour, which provides wide-ranging benefits across the establishment and beyond.
Keywords: animal training, education, wellbeing
[Haverigg prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a converted former workshop bringing together a range of services and facilities including a café, barbershop, charity shop, and a dedicated Listeners room, where prisoners can get advice and support.
Keywords: wellbeing, training, peer mentoring
[Stafford prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a workshop-based community focusing on prisoners with a range of complex needs, including challenging behaviours, self-harm, mental health issues, and self-isolation.
Keywords: complex needs, challenging behaviour
[Warren Hill prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: modelled on Approved Premises, the Willow Unit offers an experience that replicates principles of normality in order to best prepare prisoners for their progression or release.
Keywords: resettlement, progression