are uk prisons healthy

Are UK prisons Are UK prisons healthy?healthy?

Reading and structureReading and structure

To what extent are UK prisons To what extent are UK prisons ‘healthy’?‘healthy’?

Deaths in custody/ suicideDeaths in custody/ suicide

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4245354.stm4245354.stm

http://www.howardleague.org/http://www.howardleague.org/suicideprevention/suicideprevention/

rates of self harming – especially amongst womenrates of self harming – especially amongst women http://www.howardleague.org/publications-suicides/http://www.howardleague.org/publications-suicides/ womens issues in prisonwomens issues in prison http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x06s_T64nzAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x06s_T64nzA http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=na3HIThpbHc&feature=relatedv=na3HIThpbHc&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=na3HIThpbHc&feature=relatedv=na3HIThpbHc&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTQLdwY-DPAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTQLdwY-DPA http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/e’ngland/manchester/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/e’ngland/manchester/

3802531.stm3802531.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/

tayside_and_central/8481710.stmtayside_and_central/8481710.stm

healthcare in prisonhealthcare in prison http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/

6592943.stm6592943.stm http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=DX_Kp7nxS9E&feature=channelv=DX_Kp7nxS9E&feature=channel

violence/rioting in prisons/ young offenderviolence/rioting in prisons/ young offender http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-

1170166011701660 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11699864http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11699864 http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/

newsid_7996000/7996426.stmnewsid_7996000/7996426.stm http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-

south-yorkshire-11699179south-yorkshire-11699179 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/

lincolnshire/4216421.stmlincolnshire/4216421.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8366961.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8366961.stm

slopping out controversy/ less slopping out slopping out controversy/ less slopping out than in pastthan in past

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11630152http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11630152 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/

3536330.stm3536330.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/

7937768.stm7937768.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/

7060991.stm7060991.stm

OvercrowdingOvercrowding http://www.howardleague.org/http://www.howardleague.org/

overcrowding/overcrowding/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=DZz_ruWv5jA&feature=channelv=DZz_ruWv5jA&feature=channel

bullying/violence in prisonbullying/violence in prisonhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/5live/2010/03/muslim-gangs-in-http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/5live/2010/03/muslim-gangs-in-

prison.shtmlprison.shtmlhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/

7464736.stm7464736.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8373614.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8373614.stm

23 hour lock ups – lack of meaningful activity23 hour lock ups – lack of meaningful activity Human Rights protectionHuman Rights protection http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=VsQYMamVsnk&feature=channelv=VsQYMamVsnk&feature=channel http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11671482http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11671482 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11671924http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11671924

Religious observanceReligious observance

rigorous independent in inspection rigorous independent in inspection processprocess

many prisons have good record of ‘purposeful many prisons have good record of ‘purposeful activity’activity’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlI8_qmqe0E&feature=channelv=WlI8_qmqe0E&feature=channel

prisoners can gain qualifications/learn skillsprisoners can gain qualifications/learn skills http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYKBSuo1z3ghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYKBSuo1z3g external agencies working with prisoners to external agencies working with prisoners to

prepare them for life outside.prepare them for life outside. http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=egT1D4535Wo&feature=channelv=egT1D4535Wo&feature=channel http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11390515http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11390515 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11772132http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11772132