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HMP Shotts hosts the world’s only Friday parkrun
The Scottish prison won special permission to hold its weekly 5km event on a Friday rather than the usual Saturday. Around 30 to 40 people now run each week.
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Princess Royal tours Cilwrgi dairy farm at HMP Prescoed
The Princess Royal visited the only working dairy farm operated under the prison service, meeting staff and prisoners at the Monmouthshire site on 21 July.
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HMP Ashfield rated good for safety, respect and release, but education still lags
Inspectors found very low violence and strong staff relationships at the Serco-run prison near Bristol. Purposeful activity improved from poor but remained not sufficiently good.
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Prisoners with ADHD design neurodiversity course now running in three jails
Two men at HMP Warren Hill created the ‘Thrive With…’ course to help fellow prisoners with ADHD and autism. It has now reached HMP The Mount and HMP Highpoint.
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Fathers at HMP Brixton take part in hair braiding workshops
A four-week course run by TreasureTress teaches imprisoned dads to braid and care for their children’s textured hair, ending with a family visit day.
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Prisoners strip old televisions so the Royal Mint can recover gold
Prisoners working for the Recycling Lives charity remove circuit boards from discarded TV sets, which the Royal Mint processes for gold and other precious metals in south Wales.
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Many prisoners cannot use the gym or play sport, inspectors find
A report from the Chief Inspector of Prisons found that almost one in five men in prison could not use the gym or play sport, with women and men in local prisons faring worse.
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Youth justice minister visits Spanish custody centres run by educators
Jake Richards toured three Fundación Diagrama facilities in Spain, where reoffending among young people is far lower than in youth custody in England and Wales.
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Magilligan Prison rated good on all four healthy prison tests
Inspectors found the Northern Ireland prison calm, well led and safe, with very low violence, but raised concerns about misused medication, ageing buildings and gaps in offending behaviour work.
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Pentonville’s Time4Change course halted after failing Prison Service panel
A rehabilitation course for young men at HMP Pentonville, praised in the House of Lords and by the Chief Inspector of Prisons, has ended after a national panel withheld approval.