This edition of Prison Service Journal explores the simultaneous challenges faced by the prison system in both living with, and recovering from, the coronavirus pandemic.
This edition of Prison Service Journal explores the simultaneous challenges faced by the prison system in both living with, and recovering from, the coronavirus pandemic.
Articles in this edition include interviews with:
- the Chief Inspectors of Prison in England and Wales, and in Scotland
- the Chairs of the Prison Governor’s Association and the Prison Officers’ Association
- public health experts on COVID containment and COVID recovery
In this edition
Introducing this special edition on COVID-19
What can we learn from prior research to help us recover from the COVID-19 pandemic?
By Flora Fitzalan Howard and Dr Helen Wakeling
A study of Her Majesty’s Prison The Mount during the COVID-19 pandemic
By Nick Hardwick, Rosie Meek and Paul Crossey
A review of practice and our learning about the evidence base
By Flora Fitzalan Howard, George Box and Dr Karen Thorne
Interview with Ed Cornmell, HMPPS Prison Gold Commander in charge of organising prisons’ to respond to COVID
By Professor Ben Crewe
Interview with Dr Eamonn O’Moore, the National Lead Health and Justice Team and Senior Responsible Officer for COVID19 Response in Adult Social Care, UK Health Security Agency and co-Chair for SAGE Social Care Working Group
By Dr Marcia Morgan
Interview with Andrea Albutt, the President of the Prison Governor’s Association
By Paul Crossey
Interview with James Lucas, the Governor of Bristol Prison
By William Payne
Interview with Mark Fairhurst, National Chair of the Prison Officers Association
By Martin Kettle
Interview with Neal Hazel, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Salford and a member of the Youth Justice Board
By Dr Jamie Bennett
Interview with Paula Harriott, Head of Prisoner Engagement at the Prison Reform Trust
By Christopher Stacey
Interview with Sarah Burrows, founder and CEO of Children Heard and Seen
By Dr Rachel Bell
Interview with Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons
By Dr Jamie Bennett
Interview with Wendy Sinclair-Gieben, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland
By Dr Matt Maycock
Interview with Dr Emma Palmer, a Reader in Forensic Psychology within the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour at the University of Leicester
By Michael Wheatley
