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Prisoners VoicesCaroline AdamsTeam Manager
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“Experiences of the Criminal Justice Services by prisoners with
learning disabilities”
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No one Knows; The Main Findings
This is what they found out about Prisoners with a possible learning disability
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4 out of 5 found reading very hard
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3 out of 4 found writing very hard
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2 out of 3 found it hard to make others understand what they mean
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Before getting in trouble…
Many didn’t have a job
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Many of them were excluded from school
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1 out of 2 went to a special school
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At the police station
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Only 1 out of 3 had anappropriate adult to help them
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Lots of them had help froma solicitor
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1 out of 2 of them did not know whatwould happen after they were charged
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Some said that the police beat them up
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Some felt suicidal or like hurting themselves
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Some felt tricked into having anan interview by the police
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Some people were not given their medication
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At Court
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1 out of 5 did not know why theywere in court
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1 out of 3 said they would like peopleto use more simple words in court
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In Prison
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One person said ‘I had no extra helpeven though they knew I had a
learning disability
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1 out of 2 felt scared or bullied
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1 out of 2 went to educational classes
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Many do not know when they will leave prison
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Many do not have contact with friends and family, and spend time alone
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Many would ask people for helpif they did not understand
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Many would not know what to do if they felt unwell
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Many have depression or anxiety
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What did the report say should Change?
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Everyone should have an equal service and the same chances
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People should be protectedfrom abuse
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Everyone should have an appropriate adult if interviewed by the police
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All information should be ineasy read
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If someone offends then police shouldfind out if they have a learning disability
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They should be given the help they needto understand by people who know
how to help
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People should have different placesto go and get help, not just prison
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What are we doing in Walsall?
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We have a specialist team for peoplewith learning disabilities who offend
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We are trying to help the police to learnabout people with learning disabilities
and teaching them what they can do to help
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We are working with probation, police and court diversion to make them aware of who
we are and how we can help.
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We have different places where people can get help
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We run treatment programmes in the community to help people stay out of
trouble
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We find people places to live and help them when they are ready to move