Prison Service Journal 268

This special edition places a magnifying glass over the working environments, cultures, and health implications of employment in the prison estate.

The articles bring attention to the importance of healthy workplace cultures in overcoming toxic macho cultures of overwork, resultant limited coping strategies, and the range of negative impacts on social and family life.

In this edition:

• Special Edition Editorial: The health and wellbeing of prison staff, by Professor Karen Harrison and Dr Lauren Hall
• The Health and Wellbeing of Prison Governors in England, Wales, and Scotland, by Professor Karen Harrison and Dr Helen Nichols
• Losing Faith in the Service: A Path to Disenchantment among Governor Grades, by Dr Lauren Smith
• Wellbeing in UK prison officers: Key factors, by Dr Andrew James Clements and Professor Gail Kinman
• Burnout among UK Prison Officers: The relationship with PTSD, Depression, and Resilience, by Sydney Ward and Dr Lauren Smith
• Correctional Officer Wellbeing in Australia, by Professor Mark Nolan
• Coaching: a valuable tool to support wellbeing and resilience in the prison workforce, by Vicki Cardwell and Polly Wright
• Health and wellbeing of healthcare staff in prisons: Joining practice reflections and the academic literature, by Rachael Mason and Lucy Morris
• Promoting Staff Wellbeing within HMPPS. Interview with Chris Jennings, Executive Director Wales for HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) and Chair of the HMPPS Wellbeing group (interviewed by Dr Lauren Smith)
• Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Programmes in HMPPS. Interview with Priscilla Wong, Head of Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Programmes at the Ministry of Justice (interviewed by Dr Gary Saunders)

Book reviews:

• Caged Emotions: Adaptation, Control and Solitude in Prison, by Ben Laws (reviewed by Ray Taylor)
• The Prison Psychiatrist’s Wife, by Sue Johnson (reviewed by Tim Newell)