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EDGE 2010HMP EDINBURGH
NIGEL IRONSIDEGOVERNOR
SCOTTISH PRISON SERVICE• Custody
– Safe & secure custody for those sent by the court
• Order – A structured and ordered regime for chaotic
lives• Care
– Healthcare, treat addictions, treat mental health
• Opportunity– Work, Education, Offender Programmes,
Building self-esteem
SCOTTISH PRISON SERVICE
HMP EDINBURGH
HMP EDINBURGH• 872 Prisoners• 650 Convicted, 220+ untried• 50% substance misuse issues• 30% mental health issues• Convictions – Murder, Assault,
Kidnap, Sexual Offences, Robbery, Drug Trafficking, Organised Crime.....
GLENESK – REMAND HALL
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Prisoner Learning Challenges• Motivation• Disengagement with education
early• Role models• Anti-authoritarian• Education stigma• Mental Health Issues
Mental Health Breakdown
EDUCATION SURVEY• From a sample of 13% population:
– 24% embarrassed to ask for literacy help
– 17% embarrassed to ask for addictions help
• Average age leaving education – 15
• Average age of respondents – 35• 55% would like to improve literacy/
numeracy
Prison LIBRARY (1)• Community Partnership –
Edinburgh City Libraries• New design• New location• New opportunities to attend• Prisoners run the library...FILM →
The Prison Library
Prison LIBRARY (2)• Reading Stars• Robbie Burns Celebration and
Homecoming 2009• Sport in Question• Family Storytelling days with
Scottish Book Trust
Reading Stars
Prison LIBRARY (3)• 10 Prisoners trained as library
assistants• Prisoners manage stock, reordering
and distribution.• 0% damage to books down from
80%• 50% convicted prisoners borrow
books• Library edits the Prison Magazine -
The Programme
Library Staff
Why? – Hooks To LEARNING• Manage an acute socially excluded
population• Limited learning history• They will return to community• Integrated opportunities for
learning across all our services
CONCLUSION• Libraries are :-
– Bright – Interesting– Fun– Multi-media– Relaxing
• Prisoners are just discovering that....
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