Managing people in prison

We aim to provide a safe, secure and humane environment for people serving prison sentences and for our prison based staff.

Preventing escapes

We've introduced operational and security improvements to help minimise escapes and the rate of escapes from prison has been steadily declining.
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Use of force

Force is not used as a means of punishment. Force can only be used once prison staff have exhausted every effort to diffuse a situation peacefully without the need for force.
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Preventing suicide and self harm

People in prison are known to be at a higher risk of suicide and self-harm than the general population.
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Deaths in custody

When a person in prison dies we look into the death, and make arrangements taking into account the spiritual, religious and cultural beliefs of the deceased.
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