by prisonsorguk | Jan 9, 2019 | Prison - Berwyn, Research
A study is to examine whether measures such as referring to prisoners as “men” and their cells as “rooms” can help rehabilitate offenders. The three-year project will focus on HMP Berwyn, the largest prison in England and Wales and the second...
by prisonsorguk | Jan 8, 2019 | HM Prisons Inspectorate, Prison - Lowdham Grange
HMP Lowdham Grange, a training prison in Nottinghamshire operated by Serco and holding many men serving very long sentences, had become more violent since it was last inspected three years ago and there had been a “quite marked deterioration in the provision of...
by prisonsorguk | Dec 19, 2018 | Slang
Prison-related abbreviations and Slang – if you spot any that should be in here, comment at the bottom of the page! ABBREVIATIONS – OFFICIAL AA Administrative Assistant ABS Anti-Bullying System ACCT Assessment, Care in Custody & Teamwork – replacement...
by prisonsorguk | Dec 18, 2018 | HM Prisons Inspectorate, Prison - Isis
HMP/YOI Isis in south east London was assessed by inspectors as having become a more respectful prison over two years, with an encouraging change of culture under the current governor. However, inspectors were concerned about high levels of violence at the prison. HMP...
by prisonsorguk | Dec 15, 2018 | High Court, Prison Officers Association
The Prison Officers Association (POA) has lost a High Court action against the Government over its claim that prison officers’ working conditions are set to be changed without negotiation. The POA, which represents prison, correctional and secure psychiatric...
by prisonsorguk | Dec 12, 2018 | High Court, Justice Secretary, Prison Officers Association
A trade union which claims prison officers’ working conditions are set to be changed without negotiation has taken the Government to the High Court. The POA, which represents prison, correctional and secure psychiatric workers, alleges that the Ministry of...
by prisonsorguk | Dec 12, 2018 | Justice Select Committee
Women jail staff are as likely to be attacked as their male colleagues after long-standing “norms” disappeared from life behind bars, the head of the prison service has warned. Reflecting on changes during his 35-year career in the system, Michael Spurr...
by prisonsorguk | Dec 4, 2018 | G4S, HM Prisons Inspectorate, Prison - Birmingham
Inmates at one of Britain’s largest jails walked around “like zombies” while high on drugs in scenes likened to a war zone, the Prisons Inspectorate reveals. The Chief Inspector of Prisons also makes renewed calls for an independent inquiry as to how...
by prisonsorguk | Nov 27, 2018 | HM Prisons Inspectorate, Northern Ireland Prison Service
A prison once branded dangerous and Dickensian has made immensely encouraging progress, a report said. Maghaberry high-security jail in Co Antrim holds life prisoners convicted of the most serious offences including murder and paramilitaries. Many struggle with...
by prisonsorguk | Nov 27, 2018 | HM Prisons Inspectorate, Prison - Peterboro M, Private Prisons, Sodexo
Peterborough men’s prison has much good practice to share with the wider service but was found by inspectors to have become less safe over the last three years because of the ravages of drugs and violence. The jail, holding 800 prisoners and run by Sodexo, is on the...
