[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
[Birmingham University (2021)]
Research showing that prisons with green space have lower levels of violence and self-harm.
Keywords: environment
[HMPPS (2020)]
Outstanding examples of greening and other environmental initiatives across the prison estate.
Keywords: greening, environment
[Brinsford prison (2021)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a two-day project bringing together staff and prisoners from across the prison to transform the prison gardens and green space.
Keywords: gardens, greening, environment
[Bristol prison (2021)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a work party of residents, supervised by two Prison Officers, set up to renovate the residential accommodation across the establishment.
Keywords: decency, environment
[Full Sutton prison (2021)]
Ruth Mann Trophy finalist: programme to refurbish, and where necessary, replace ‘fogged’ windows across the establishment, to brighten the environment and improve outside visibility for prisoners and staff.
Keywords: environment, wellbeing, decency
[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
