Making progress?

What progression means for people serving the longest sentences

Report published by the Prison Reform Trust, on the findings of a consultation on how prisoners understand the idea of progression during a long prison sentence
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Authors
Affiliations

Ben Jarman

University of Cambridge

Birkbeck, University of London

Claudia Vince

Prison Reform Trust

Published

2022-10-03

Doi

10.17863/CAM.89107

Abstract

This report presents the findings of a prisoner consultation carried out by PRT’s Building Futures programme. Around 100 responses were received from people in prison to four questions relating to their progression. The report looks at what is meant by risk reduction and assessment, and progression both in terms of offending behaviour courses and the personal progression of prisoners. It also examines the relationship between risk and progression, and the lack of clarity felt by prisoners. The report identifies missed opportunities for the progression and development of long-term prisoners but makes recommendations to improve the system.

Keywords

long-term imprisonment, england & wales, sentence progression

Availability

A report on sentence progression as understood by people serving long prison sentences. Available at https://prisonreformtrust.org.uk/publication/making-progress or via https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.89107.

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Citation

BibTeX citation:
@report{jarmanMakingProgressWhat2022,
  author = {Jarman, Ben and Vince, Claudia},
  publisher = {Prison Reform Trust},
  title = {Making {Progress?} {What} Progression Means for People
    Serving the Longest Sentences},
  series = {Building Futures},
  pages = {76},
  date = {2022-10-03},
  address = {London},
  url = {https://prisonreformtrust.org.uk/publication/making-progress/},
  doi = {10.17863/CAM.89107},
  langid = {en-GB},
  abstract = {This report presents the findings of a prisoner
    consultation carried out by PRT’s Building Futures programme. Around
    100 responses were received from people in prison to four questions
    relating to their progression. The report looks at what is meant by
    risk reduction and assessment, and progression both in terms of
    offending behaviour courses and the personal progression of
    prisoners. It also examines the relationship between risk and
    progression, and the lack of clarity felt by prisoners. The report
    identifies missed opportunities for the progression and development
    of long-term prisoners but makes recommendations to improve the
    system.}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Jarman, B., & Vince, C. (2022). Making Progress? What progression means for people serving the longest sentences , London: Prison Reform Trust. Retrieved from https://prisonreformtrust.org.uk/publication/making-progress/