🐮 We’re udderly inspired by Cilwgri Farm in HMP Prescoed & Cilwrgi Farm.

Prisoners are learning to use an advanced robotic system that allows cows to volunteer to be milked.

This approach provides prisoners with agricultural qualifications and better job prospects after release.

🌱 Helping female prisoners to grow beyond the prison walls.

This horticulture programme at HMP Send provides training and qualifications for participants, helping to better equip them for successful reintegration into society on release.

🧠Can you see yourself as a forensic psychologist, helping to understand offender behaviour?

Listen to episode 3 of The Forensic Psychology Podcast which covers:

✔️the importance of static risk assessments
✔️the evolution of risk assessment tools

Full episode: pod.link/1533101974/epi…

Did you know HMP Leyhill is one of 21 prisons that organise a parkrun 🌳 for every Saturday morning?

Southfield Running Club in Bristol recently joined a run to build links in the community.

Hear from keen runner Ross & read Gloucestershire Live's coverage⬇️

gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/glouceste…

📍 We recently kicked off our regional roadshows for Heads of Education, Skills and Work – who provide prisoners with opportunities to increase their prospects of a job on release.

Stay tuned to find out about these sessions and how we are changing lives through employment.🤝

Every day I continue to be inspired by the commitment my colleagues across the YCS and wider justice system show in their care of the most complex and vulnerable children and young people in the country. But recent events have rightly increased scrutiny on us all. /1

📚Did you know Poet Laureate Simon Armitage was once a probation officer?

Recently he visited an established reading group HMPEastSuttonPark with @KentLibraries, where he shared his poetry collection & emphasised the importance of education in rehabilitation.

📝For our latest blog, we caught up with Greg Mangham, Founder and CEO of Only A Pavement Away.

Read Greg’s full blog to find out how Only A Pavement Away are making a difference to prisoner’s lives, by supporting them into long-term employment on release. 👉newfuturesnetwork.gov.uk/employment-eve…

Visiting a Community Payback project with HMPPS senior leaders.
We got stuck in with the team who’ve been painting,gardening &a general tidy up,improving &giving back to their local community..
Thanks for having us London Probation: Community Payback &your work to protect the public&reduce reoffending

A new documentary series which, for the first time ever in Wales and England, gives access to the work behind a hidden layer of the justice system: The Probation Service.

📺 Ar Brawf
📆 02.04.24
🕘 21:00
▶️ S4C, S4C Clic & BBC iPlayer

#ArBrawf

It’s great to see the The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award sharing their incredible work with young people in custody – giving them a chance to turn their lives around on release.

Read more ⬇️ dofe.org/prisons-and-yo…

19 March 2024: HRH The Princess Royal presents the 39th Annual Butler Trust Awards in St James's Palace butlertrust.org.uk/ceremony

#HiddenHeroes among #HiddenHeroes

Can you connect with people and build relationships?

Consider applying to be a probation services officer.

Benefits include:

✔️Civil Service discounts, flexible hours, pension scheme, development opportunities and more.

Applications open now🔽
prisonandprobationjobs.gov.uk/roles-at-hmpps…

The UK’s largest prison Official@HMPBerwyn celebrates Hep C Elimination ahead of Welsh government targets!

Great teamwork between Hep C Trust, BCUHB NHS, Public Health Wales and @HMPPS.

Read the article - hepctrust.org.uk/blog/2024/03/l…

Giving neurodiverse prisoners the support they need increases their chance of reintegrating back into society & reduces the likelihood of reoffending.

Hear more about the positive effect @hmppentonville's neurodiversity wing has had on prisoners 🔽 #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek

Congratulations to our amazing staff who received an HMPPS in Wales Award 🎉. Your work is vital to protecting the public and helping to change people’s lives.

‘My daughter is a girly girl and loves getting her lashes and nails done – now we work together in the same male prison’ ireland-live.ie/news/family/14…

👩‍🍳 Could she be a baker, a police officer, who knows?

@buzzfeedUK put members of the public to the test, to guess the profession of prison officer Kelly.

👀 We were given an exclusive behind the scenes access on the day.

🎥Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=J9YAeq…

As a probation services officer you’ll undertake a range of work with offenders. This could include:

⚠️assessing the risk an offender may pose
📝writing & preparing reports
💬running individual/group sessions to challenge offending behaviour

Apply now:
prisonandprobationjobs.gov.uk/roles-at-hmpps…