Written question asked by Lord Hylton (Crossbench) on Wednesday, 23 November 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 7 December 2022. It was answered by Lord Bellamy (Conservative) on Wednesday, 7 December 2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Prison Accommodation
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government how many prisoners are currently being confined to their cells for 23 hours a day; what assessment they have made of the impact of this practice on prisoner (1) self-harm, (2) assaults, and (3) suicides; and what plans they have to reduce the current level of confinement to address any such impacts.
- Answer
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No prisons are routinely operating a 23 hour per day or similar lockdown and I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave to question HL3355 on 29 November 2022.
Maintaining safety continues to be a priority, and where regimes are limited, we continue to prioritise the implementation of key safety interventions. This includes our case management approaches to manage the risk of self-harm and suicide (Assessment, Care in Custody, and Teamwork) and of violent behaviour (Challenge, Support and Intervention Plan), and the delivery of key work, through which prison officers provide one-to-one support for prisoners.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL3702
- Session
- 2022-23
- Subjects
- Crimes of violence Prisoners Suicide Self-harm Prison accommodation
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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