Re-wiring Prisons Joining them up and improving results Peter Mason Chief Executive The Centre for Public Innovation

Re-wiring Prisons Education and skills Substance misuse Mental health Housing and employment Crime and recidivism Motivation Barriers to social inclusion

Re-wiring Facts Good parenting and education can reduce offending 43% of convicted prisoners had a family member convicted of a criminal offence One in three children will witness their father’s arrest 85% adults and 25% YO have children 125,000 children affected by parents in prison

Re-wiring prisons Prison regimes and walls stop ideas Too many things to do What works Segmenting the population Better assessments and matching

Re-wiring opportunities NOMS Prison health Transfer to NHS Drug Intervention Programme Education and Skills Community prisons and resettlement

Re-wiring Vision Enhanced opportunities to rehabilitate and reduce offending Located near to communities Equivalent services Common assessments Smaller units Education & skills key

Re-wiring Vision Clear pathway Certificate of employability Offender managers Priority places in services Employers supported Families kept together Offender management would be the glue

Re-wiring Innovation and working together Build on opportunities Challenge thinking Break new ground Testing them out in practice