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

GLENESK

INGLISTON – LTP HALL

INGLISTON

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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....