什么造就了进步的制度？进步制度的经验与改进机会

Experiences of Progression Regimes and opportunities for improvement A report by the HMP Warren Hill Building Futures Working Group and Dr Ailie Rennie About the Building Futures Programme Building Futures is the Prison Reform Trust’s five-year programme funded by the National Lottery CommunityFund, exploring the experiences of people serving long prison sentences. The programme aims to give avoice to people serving sentences of over 10 years in custody, providing them with the space to advocatefor themselves, bringing about change from within the system and shedding light on the human cost of prisonreformtrust.org.uk/project/building-futures Acknowledgements We are grateful to the staff and prisoners who participated in the survey and focus groups. To protectidentities, we have not named individuals, but their contribution was invaluable. We would like to thank theGovernor and staff at HMP Warren Hill, particularly Jo Hopes for enabling these groups to take place andMarta Karatysz for her input. We would also like to thank the Building Futures team who supported the The HMP Warren Hill Building Futures Working Group (BFWG) is part of the Building Futures project. Madeup of five prisoners serving more than 10 years in custody, the group meets on a fortnightly basis withmembers of PRT to discuss prevalent topics at HMP Warren Hill and relating to the wider prison system.Our role is primarily to feed information back to the PRT about long prison sentences, but we have also Cover image: Andy Aitchison. Contents Findings............................................................................................................................................2 Introduction.......................................................................................................................................5 Findings.............................................................................................................................................9 Understanding of a progressive regime.........................................................................................9The progressive regime at HMP Warren Hill................................................................................11Reaching, and moving beyond, a progressive regime................................................................16 Conclusion and recommendations...............................................................................................19 Executive summary This report explores what makes a prison regime ‘progressive’, how it is experienced, and how it can beimproved. Drawing on surveys and focus groups with prisoners inside HMP Warren Hill who were servingsentences of 10 years or more, as well as surveys with staff working in the prison, this report highlights boththe promise and limitations of a progression regime (PR) in practice. In doing so, the findings demonstrate a Progression regimes were developed for those in the men’s prison estate – in particular, for those servingindeterminate sentences – who have been “excluded from open conditions, serving the recall period oftheir licence in custody, or having difficulty progressing through their sentence via the usual routes”.1Anindividual may also be considered eligible for a move to a progression regime if they are within four years The Progression regime was originally developed in the aftermath of policy changes introduced followinghigh-profile media coverage of prisoners absconding from open conditions, most notably the case ofMichael Wheatley in 2014. In response, the then Justice Secretary imposed a blanket ban preventingprisoners with any history of absconding from progressing to open prisons, a move intended to demonstratea tougher approach to risk and public protection. This policy was later ruled unlawful by the High Court,which found it conflicted with long-standing parole guidance requiring a phased progression from closed to Progression regimes have since been introduced in a small number of closed prisons in England and Wales.The first was established at HMP Warren Hill in December 2014, following its successful implementation,three more were opened at HMPs Buckley Hall, Humber, and Erlestoke.5According to the policy frameworkoutlining progression regimes, their purpose is to “re-introduce the responsibilities, tasks and routines This report was produced by the Building Futures Working Group (BFWG) at HMP Warren Hill as part ofthe Prison Reform Trust’s Building Futures project. Made up of five prisoners serving more than 10 years inprison, the group met on a fortnightly basis with members of the PRT to discuss prevalent topics at HMPWarren Hill and relating to the wider prison system. We chose to focus on progression regimes for thisreport to highlight how the regime is currently operating and identify the plethora of things that could be Findings The consultation highlights a range of perspectives on what constitutes a progr