Prison Service Journal 259

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.

In this edition:

• Editorial comment
• Recovering from disasters or crises: 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 society of captives locked down: A study of Her Majesty’s Prison The Mount during the COVID-19 pandemic, by Professor Nick Hardwick, Professor Rosie Meek, and Paul Crossey
• Overcoming vaccine hesitancy in prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic: A review of practice and our learning about the evidence base, by Flora Fitzalan Howard, George Box, and Dr Karen Thorne
• Interview: Ed Cornmell: Prisons in pandemic and recovery, interviewed by Professor Ben Crewe
• Interview: Dr Eamonn O'Moore: A public health approach to pandemic response and recovery, interviewed by Dr Marcia Morgan
• Interview: Andrea Albutt: Prisons, prison governors and leading prisons through pandemic and recovery, interviewed by Paul Crossey
• Interview: James Lucas: Leading a local prison in pandemic and recovery, interviewed by William Payne
• Interview: Mark Fairhurst: Prison officers and role of the Prison Officers’ Association during the pandemic, interviewed by Martin Kettle
• Interview: Professor Neal Hazel: Children in the custody during the pandemic and beyond, interviewed by Dr Jamie Bennett
• Interview: Paula Harriott: Prisoners’ experiences of recovering after the pandemic, interviewed by Christopher Stacey
• Interview: Sarah Burrows: Working with children of prisoners through the pandemic, interviewed by Dr Rachel Bell
• Interview: Charlie Taylor: Inspecting prisons during a pandemic and recovery, interviewed by Dr Jamie Bennett
• Interview: Wendy Sinclair-Gieben: Reflections on the Scottish experiences of recovering after the pandemic, interviewed by Dr Matt Maycock
• Interview: Dr Emma Palmer: An evaluation of digital technology in prisons — key considerations for recovery planning, interviewed by Michael Wheatley