Gerard Lemos visited many prisons and talked to hundreds of prisoners, staff and governors.
In this book he sets out an approach to managing prisons which means prisoners make amends for their crimes, as well as participating in personalised activities that change their lives permanently for the better and ensure they do not reoffend. Instead of the emphasis on work and skills, Lemos focuses on mindfulness, creativity, empathy, well-being and importantly for i-HOP users, family as the most reliable paths to desisting permanently from crime. He proposes a 'conscience compact' which would give ex-offenders cash incentives for if they stay on track. This book is recommended for anybody working in prisons, the wider criminal justice system or with ex-offenders in the community. The Good Prison is available on amazon in paperback and Kindle.
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