ED2BEP FRI 18/11
Prison Education Matters
Prison White Paper (December
Provide ed 2021):
& training
10 yr view
Aim = protect public & cut crime
Prison pop is rising (20,000 more
Prison prison spaces)
Rehabilitation services must be
Eduatio more effective
n Challenge:
Strateg Prison education should become
Provide
y Increase more effective BUT with less
opportunitie
opportunities investment
for work after More For Less 2019 = 46%
s to work sentenced
prison
6months or less
Aim: 82,000 people
Purposeful activity = prisoners safer &
secure places.
Education + work = less re-offending
Who is in
2019 = More
than 1 in 10
prison?
(11%) on
remand 2019 =
56,000
2019 = 2/3rds people
had drug 2019 =
issues many had
variety of
complex
needs
Prison Educational Culture:
All prisoners require sentence plan, setting direction & objectives
Offender management system = give each prisoner key worker to encourage &
hold to account
Punishment when engaging in violence or disruption
Proportionate rewards & opportunities, prepares them to lead crime-free lives once
released Prison Population General Population
Gained no qual. = 47% Gained no qual. = 15%
Homeless before arrest = 15% Homeless before arrest = 4%
Unemployed 4 weeks prior arrest = Unemployed 4 weeks prior arrest
68% = 7.7%
Prison Education Matters
Prison White Paper (December
Provide ed 2021):
& training
10 yr view
Aim = protect public & cut crime
Prison pop is rising (20,000 more
Prison prison spaces)
Rehabilitation services must be
Eduatio more effective
n Challenge:
Strateg Prison education should become
Provide
y Increase more effective BUT with less
opportunitie
opportunities investment
for work after More For Less 2019 = 46%
s to work sentenced
prison
6months or less
Aim: 82,000 people
Purposeful activity = prisoners safer &
secure places.
Education + work = less re-offending
Who is in
2019 = More
than 1 in 10
prison?
(11%) on
remand 2019 =
56,000
2019 = 2/3rds people
had drug 2019 =
issues many had
variety of
complex
needs
Prison Educational Culture:
All prisoners require sentence plan, setting direction & objectives
Offender management system = give each prisoner key worker to encourage &
hold to account
Punishment when engaging in violence or disruption
Proportionate rewards & opportunities, prepares them to lead crime-free lives once
released Prison Population General Population
Gained no qual. = 47% Gained no qual. = 15%
Homeless before arrest = 15% Homeless before arrest = 4%
Unemployed 4 weeks prior arrest = Unemployed 4 weeks prior arrest
68% = 7.7%
