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