Description: Butler Trust Director, Simon Shepherd, interviewed prisoners and staff in the country’s 102 ‘closed’ jails, to find good practice and share it more widely %
The Good Book of Prisons
What's good in prisons across England & Wales
Having run the independent awards for prison staff (and their probation colleagues) since 1985, the Butler Trust know that in spite of the many challenges facing our prisons, particularly in recent years, there are lots of good things going on in our jails too. We also believe that while it’s important to highlight where things go wrong, it’s important to recognise the good stuff as well, and share it more widely. So we decided I should visit every jail in England & Wales, starting with the 102 ‘closed’ est