Prison Service Journal 279

This general edition of the Prison Service Journal brings together a diverse range of content which will be of interest to our readers.

Articles in this edition include Oscar O’Mara and others on ventilation in prison, Charlotte O’Brien and Guy T on life sentenced male prisons, and Reza Barmaki on incarcerated indigenous individuals in Canada.

Also in this edition, Lynne Saunders speaks to the Chief Inspector of Probation, Martin Jones CBE.

In this edition

Introducing this general edition of Prison Service Journal

By Dr Rachel Gibson

The Importance of Air Quality and Ventilation in Prisons

By Dr Oscar O’Mara, Dr Maria Cristina Rodriguez Rivero, Professor Stuart Dalziel and Professor Tim Sharpe

Using Art to support well-being in prison

By Professor Mark Jones

A Trauma-Informed Explanation of the Failure of ‘Pathways Initiatives’

By Reza Barmaki

An exploration of life sentenced men in an open prison

By Charlotte O’Brien and Guy T

Area Executive Director North East England

By Dr Ruth Armstrong

Interview with Martin Jones CBE, Chief Inspector of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation

By Professor Lynn Saunders