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1 results foundAuthor: Gleeds Title: Rehabilitation by Design: Influencing Change in Prisoner Behaviour Summary: The decision made in the EU referendum has undeniably changed the contours of political debate in the UK. However, while the Government negotiates the conditions of 'Brexit' we simultaneously continue to face a crisis in our prison system. Before the referendum the Government made clear that our prison system is failing, and it still is. Our prisons have been left to languish somewhat, as if they and the people they house are beyond redemption. Hidden behind high walls and razor-wire topped fences, prisoners have become objects to be feared, warehoused and ultimately forgotten. More often than not, current structures and processes actively stifle the initiative, innovation and creativity of staff and prisoners alike. It is time to reassess the effectiveness of such an approach, and the Prisons and Courts Reform Bill provides the perfect opportunity to do so. In short, our prisons need to become places of hope rather than despair. First introduced by Michael Gove (former Secretary of State for Justice), responsibility for the Prison Reform Bill has now passed to The Right Honourable Liz Truss, who recently said: While there is understandably some ambiguity surrounding what the prison reform agenda will actually entail, it does appear that Liz Truss agrees with former Prime Minister David Cameron’s assertion that prisons need to be more conducive to rehabilitation; they should be places which turn “remorse and regret into lives with new meaning.” Details: London: Gleeds, 2016. 103p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed January 26, 2017 at: https://www.gleeds.com/assets/UnitedKingdom/RehabilitationbyDesign.pdf?1476195583 Year: 2016 Country: United Kingdom URL: https://www.gleeds.com/assets/UnitedKingdom/RehabilitationbyDesign.pdf?1476195583 Shelf Number: 140671 Keywords: Prison Architecture Prison DesignPrison Reform Prisons |