H.M. Prison, La Moye: report 2009.

STATES OF JERSEY

H.M. PRISON, LA MOYE:

REPORT 2009

Presented to the States on 14th June 2010 by the Minister for Home Affairs

STATES GREFFE

2010   Price code: C  R.73

INDEX

Page Governor's Introduction.............................................. 3 Mission Statement ....................................................... 4 Primary Aims............................................................... 4 Statistics....................................................................... 5 Financial Report for 2009............................................ 8 Prisoner Activities ....................................................... 9 Staff Training and Development ................................. 17 Healthcare.................................................................... 18 Psychology .................................................................. 19 Drug and Alcohol Prison Services............................... 21 Appendix 1 .................................................................. 23 Appendix 2 .................................................................. 25

INTRODUCTION

2009 proved to be a year of significant progress at H.M. Prison La Moye and I am pleased to report on the performance of the Jersey Prison Service over this period.

Providing learning opportunities and skills development for prisoners continued to be high on the agenda and the achievements documented in this report are testament to the distance travelled in this area of our business in a relatively short time period.

In regard to facilities, Phase 3 of our new build programme was completed and two new accommodation wings (K & L) came on stream. This brought an end to "slopping out" and all prisoners now have access to in-cell toilet facilities. This Phase also included a new Sports and Fitness Centre, which consists of a large sports hall, a weight training room, a cardio-vascular fitness suite and a classroom.

On 1st June 2009, the uniformed staff moved to an average net 37 hour working week, with paid meal breaks incorporated, extending their time on site to 40 hours. This necessitated  the  creation  of  new  attendance  patterns  for  all  grades  and  this  was achieved,  working  in  partnership  with  the  Prison  Service  Association.  The  new attendance patterns introduced more efficient deployment of staff resources.

With reference to staffing, while I was still unable to achieve the full budget to recruit to the approved Full-Time Equivalent for the Jersey Prison Service, additional funding was provided part way through the year to facilitate the reduction in working hours and allow additional Prison Officers and Operational Support Grades to be recruited. By the end of the year, La Moye was only two officers short of its full complement requirement; its healthiest staffing position for many years.

Prisoner numbers remained relatively static, with a daily average of 184 and peaking at 199 (representing a marginal increase on 2008).

It was a particularly demanding year in regard to managing prisoners with a history of mental health problems or personality disorders. Several very difficult cases came under our management during the year and while we received support and advice from our colleagues in Health and Social Services, I have to commend the prison staff from all disciplines who managed these individuals with a high level of professionalism and compassion.

With reference to budget management, while the financial report reflects an over spend, this was agreed in advance and the outturn was within a fraction of a percent of that projected.

In conclusion, the Jersey Prison Service has benefited from very good support from external partners and stakeholders in 2009 and this has assisted us in delivering a very good performance.

Bill Millar Governor

MISSION STATEMENT

• H.M. Prison La Moye will provide a healthy, safe, secure and stimulating environment for all who live and work here. Prisoners will be encouraged to address their offending behaviour and to become involved in education and work  related  training,  which  will  enable  them  to  live  a  law-abiding  and purposeful life in custody and after release.

• Supportive relationships with families will be facilitated in order to maintain the positive links that will ensure a successful return to the community. In partnership  with  other  agencies  the  prison  will  provide  effective  ways  to reduce crime and its resultant social and economic costs.

• Our aim is to be a model of best practice and an example to other prisons. PRIMARY AIMS

• Protection of the public by keeping in custody those persons committed to us by the Courts in a safe, decent and healthy environment.

• Reduce  re-offending  by  providing  constructive  regimes,  which  address offending behaviour and which improve educational and work skills.

• Supporting offenders' positive relationships with their families in order to assist their successful return to the community.

1. STATISTICS

1. Prisoner Accommodation

1. A breakdown of the prisoner accommodation is detailed below. Further to the opening of new cellular accommodation in December 2009, this represents a significant  change  to  previous  years,  with  all  cells  now  benefiting  from integral toilet facilities.
2. A, B, G and E Wings have now been mothballed and all prisoners are now in H, J, K & L Wings, the latter two being parts of a newly constructed building.
3. The  new  Wings  also  provide  recreation  facilities,  interview  rooms  and healthcare rooms for nursing triage and drug administration.
4. The Young Offenders are located on the top level of K Wing. This has been screened from the lower wings to allow it to operate as an independent unit.

2. Breakdown of Prisoner Accommodation (from December 2009) 1.2.1

3. Total population during 2009 1.3.1

Total Population

210 200 190 180 170 160 150

/2009 2009 009 009 2009 0/2009 09 01/01 01/02/ 01/03/2 01/04/2 01/05/200901/06/ 01/07/200901/08/200901/09/200901/1 01/11/200901/12/20

1.3.2

1.3.3

1.3.4

1.3.5

1.3.6

1.3.7

1.3.8

4. Discipline

1. During the year, 381 reports (several for multiple offences) were submitted for contravening  prison  rules.  96  adult  prisoners  were  involved,  (92  male,  4 female)  and  17  young  offenders,  (14  male,  3  female).  Of  these  11  were referred to the police for investigation.
2. Of the reports submitted against adult prisoners 50 had more than one report, the highest being one with a total of 38. Of the reports submitted against young offenders, 10 had more than one report, the highest being one with a total of 8.
3. The longest period in cellular confinement was 21 days and the longest period of loss of any other privilege was 35 days.
4. A  breakdown  of  the  punishments  awarded  during  2009  is  attached  at Appendix 1.
   5. Electronic Monitoring

1.5.1  A total of 16 prisoners were granted release on the TRMS during the year, all were male. One was recalled to prison for breaching a licence condition.

6. Staff

1.6.1  On 31st December, 2009 the Prison Staff complement was as follows –

Governor  1 Deputy Governor  1 Senior Unit Manager  2 Unit Manager  5 Senior Officers  15 Catering Officer (including a manager)  6 Prison Officer  72 Nurse Officer (including a manager)  6 Operational Support Grade  21 Engineer Officer (including a manager)  5 Civil Servants  22 Civilian Horticultural Officer  5 Craftsman  6 PTIs (including a manager)  4

2. FINANCIAL REPORT FOR 2009 2.1

2. Pre-agreed overspend (resulting from a transfer of miscoded capital to revenue expenditure) of £218,481 was met from general under spend in other areas within Home Affairs at year end.
3. Net revenue expenditure for H.M. Prison was £10.2 million, of which £7.94 million (78%) were staff costs.
4. The cost of prisoner's food was £3.39 per prisoner per day.

3. PRISONER ACTIVITIES

1. Sentence Management

1. During 2009 a total of 232 sentence plans were completed for convicted prisoners in La Moye, a breakdown of which is set out below. The discharge plans relate to very short term prisoners; where there is insufficient time to conduct more than one plan before discharge.
2. Throughout  the  year  only  two  eligible  prisoners  did  not  engage  with  the sentence planning process at any stage and three prisoners participated for a period but withdrew from the scheme before end of sentence.

3.1.3

Number and Type of Sentence Plans - 2009

Review for  Discharge

Discharge  7 Initial

45 76

Reviews 104

3.1.4

300 250 200 150 100 50 0

Targets - 2009 268

253

Targets Set Targets Met

A lc o h o l a n d D r u g s L e a r n in g a n d S k ills Em p lo ym e n t

Fa m ily/S o c ia l S u p p o r t Fin a n c ia l S itu a tio n  H o u s in g /A c c o m m o d a tio n In s titu tio n a l B e h a vio u r L ife S k ills M e n ta l/P h ys ic a l H e a lth

O ffe n d in g B e h a vio u r R e s e ttle m e n t/L e g a l U s e o f V io le n c e

V u ln e r a b ility/S e lf H a r m V ic tim s R is k o f H a r m

O th e r

3.1.5

2. The Market Place

1. The  Marketplace  is  viewed  as  a  valuable  resource  by both  prisoners  and attending  external  agencies  and  attracts  numerous  applications  from  the various Wings in the prison. The event is held every two months and six of these  events  took  place  during  2009.  A  total  of  101  prisoners  attended appointments and feedback indicated that they all found the information and advice given very useful. The purpose of the Marketplace is to give prisoners access to external "resettlement" agencies as they are nearing the end of their sentence in order to assist them in finding accommodation or employment and/or to give general welfare advice.
2. An average of 7 external agencies attended each event, including –

Workwise and Careers Housing Agencies Grace Trust

Roseneath

The Shelter

Citizen's Advice Bureau Community Banking

3.2.3

40

Marketplace 2009 40

34

30

29 30

20 20 21 21

19 18

17

14

10

10

7 6 5 7 6 6 0

Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov No of appointments No of prisoners No of agencies

3.2.4

9 Number of Prisoners Seen by Agencies

8

7 7

6

5

3

2

1

0

Workwise Income Roseneath Citizens Shelter Trust Grace Trust

Support Advice

Marketplace By Wings

3. Learning and Skills Department

3.3.1  At  the  end of  2009  the Learning  and  Skills  Department  consisted  of  the following sections –

General Education Vocational training

Horticultural Compound Physical Education Department

4 qualified teachers

1 librarian/information resource assistant

1 Vocational Training and Workshop Manager 4 craftsman instructors

1 Industrial Cleaner

1 Horticulture Manager

3 Horticultural instructors

1 PE Manager

3 PE Officer Instructors

4. Facilities

1. The Department operates in the following areas within the Prison –

• Vulnerable Prisoner Unit (VPU) Training workshop.

• Mainstream Prisoner Workshop.

• Carpentry Production Workshop.

• Female recycling Workshop.

• VPU Recycling Workshop.

• Horticulture Compound.

• Library and Education Centre (LEC).

• Association  Rooms  on  each  Wing  –  for  Basic  Skills  and  ESOL Lessons.

• Fitness Centre and Sports Hall (opened in December 2009).

2. Developments in 2009 –

• The most significant development in 2009 was the opening of the Fitness Centre and Sports Hall in December.

• Major  improvements  were  made  to  the  training  and  recycling workshops by the installation of heating, ventilation and air extraction systems; this was part funded by a grant from Economic Development of £30K.

• Using  some  of  the  money  earned  from  the  carpentry  production workshop,  the  workshop  area  has  been  made  more  secure  by the erection of a screening fence.

• Two large polytunnels and two small polytunnels were repaired and covered in the horticultural compound.

• Progress  has  been  made  with  the  investment  in  the  Prisoner  IT Network: new servers have been installed, supporting an intranet and Education  Learning  Platform,  accessed  using  biometric  fingerprint readers.  

5. Learning opportunities

1. A core curriculum is accessible to all prisoners. This consists of –

• 1 Basic Skills lesson per week.

• 1 ESOL lesson per week.

• I ICT lesson per week.

• 1 Open Learning session per week.

• 1 Art lesson per week.

• 1  library  session  per  week,  plus  one  other  for  those  engaged  in learning programmes.

• A programme, offered in rotation, of Level 1 vocational training in painting, carpentry and brickwork that consists of a 2 week full-time course and a 6 week full-time course.

• Industrial Cleaning Training for all prisoners employed as cleaners in the Prison.

• 3 recreational, staff supported, Fitness Centre sessions per week and 2 recreational, staff supported Sports Hall sessions per week.

• A programme, offered in rotation, of accredited sports courses in a variety of disciplines, some using Community Sports Development Officers, others linked to gaining vocational training qualifications.

2. Teaching the basic skills of literacy, numeracy and ICT has been the main priority. Although these remain essential, the progress that has been made in 2009 in providing a range of learning programmes has enabled the equally important functional skills of communication and teamwork to be added as principal objectives. The extension of learning programmes and vocational training has created the opportunity to embed basic skills into all the courses and programmes the Department is running. This provides an alternative to teaching discrete basic skills, and is shown by academic research to be highly effective in raising the standards of all functional skills.

3. The Fitness Centre and Sports Hall opened at the end of the year, replacing the old  gymnasium.  The  new  facility  has  provided  the  opportunity  to  bring physical activity at the prison up-to-date in terms of the ethos applied and the equipment used. The intention is to make physical activity accessible to all and to offer programmes that focus on fitness and healthy lifestyle.
4. The  Learning  and  Skills  Department  have  accreditation  with  several examination boards, allowing the Prison to administer and invigilate a wide range  of  public  examinations.  Accreditation  is  in  place  for:   Scott ish Qualifications Authority, Central YMCA Qualifications (CYQ), Open College Network (OCN), the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL), British Institute  of  Cleaning  Science  (BICS),  Oxford,  Cambridge  and  RSA Examinations (OCR) and Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA).
5. All new prisoners received an education induction interview within the first week of entering the Prison. These interviews link into the sentence planning process. Individual Learning Plans were completed for 60% of those admitted. The aim isto increase this figure to 75% in 2010 by requiring all prisoners embarking on learning and skills programmes to complete a Target Skills assessment.
6. The Library and ICT facility is accessible twice a week to all Wings on a fixed timetable. It had 4359 visits from prisoners and 4361 books borrowed during 2009.
7. Prisoners have been supported in a variety of Open Learning Options, ranging from Level 4 Open University Courses to those studying at Level 1. During 2009 80% of the OU funding was received from ESC grants and 19 prisoners course secured Prison Education Trust funding. Of the 8 prisoners engaged on OU courses 2 of them in 2009 achieved 120 credits, which is equivalent to successfully completing the first year of a degree.
8. A  range  of  course  programme  of  courses  continue  to  be  offered  to  all prisoners on a rotational basis. Short courses have been provided in French, Spanish, Art, Football, Cricket, Financial Management, and Healthy Eating.

6. Total numbers attending core education courses 2009

1. Total numbers attending core education courses

80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

Lit/Num assessments Open Learning

Basic skills lessons ESOL lessons

Art lessons

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

2. During  2009  127  separate,  individual  prisoners  attended  art  lessons,  126 attended Basic Skills lessons, 61 attended ESOL lessons and 44 attended Level 1 ICT lessons

7. Examination Results for 2009

See Appendix 2.

8. Staff development

1. In March 2009 14 staff were awarded the Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) Certificate, which finished on 10 December 2008. In the autumn of 2009 4 staff successfully completed a CYQ Level 2 Gym Instructor course – 3 of these have become the PE Officers.
2. The teaching staff attended some courses offered to teachers working for ESC; this has included critical skills training and selected courses dealing with strategies for teaching those with Special Needs.
3. A strong link with Highlands College has enabled the vocational training staff at Highlands to provide regular informal support for the Prison instructors. The  Quality  Assurance  Administrator  at  Highlands  provides  formalised support for the City and Guilds courses.

9. Work related learning

1. The  opportunities  for  work  related  learning  have  been  extended  and  the preparations have been completed for the introduction of National Vocational Qualifications early in 2010 into the prisoner work areas of the kitchen and compound. British Institute of Cleaning qualifications are already available for those allocated work cleaning on the wings.  The carpentry production workshop employs 10 prisoners who are involved in tasks that utilise the skills they have picked up on the City and Guilds craft courses.

2. The horticulture compound employs between 15 and 25 prisoners, depending on the season. Learning opportunities in this area will be formalised in 2010 with the introduction of National Vocational Qualifications.

10. Employment

1. The Activities and Employment Board was established in September 2008. The policy ensures equality of opportunity for all prisoners against identified criteria  for  employment  and  education  places.  The  rates  of  pay  do  not disadvantage prisoners attending educational programmes and the learning and skills provision is designed as an integrated part of the whole regime.
2. The carpentry workshop produced a range of garden furniture products, sold mainly to other States Departments but also sold by word of mouth to private individuals.  The  unit  also  supported  a  number  of  community  projects  in schools.
3. Despite  a  downturn  in  the  orders  from  Ransom's  Garden  Centre,  the horticultural  unit  maintained  sales  comparable  to  2008.  The  bedding  and plants were of a particularly high quality and the hanging baskets seen at the Parish Hall s of St. Brelade and St. Ouen received special commendation. During the year 30 first prizes were won at the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society shows and the unit contributed to the winning Jersey stand at the Chelsea Flower Show.
4. The arrangement with Transport and Technical Services to run the recycling workshop  was  extended  and  a  formal  service  agreement  drawn  up.  The workshops are overseen by the Workshop Manager and managed on a daily basis by the wing staff. The main source of employment is the dismantling, sorting  and  recycling  of  electrical  items  and  computers.  This  is  done  in partnership  with  the  Transport  and  Technical  Services  Department,  who arrange all the delivery and collection of the items to be recycled. They also supply the unit with the tools required for the job, as well as paying the prisoners wages.
5. Additional opportunities for work are provided by the spaces that occur from running full-time vocational training courses - these are active throughout the year, taking prisoner temporarily out of work and so allowing others to take their place, adding to the productive activities available to prisoners. Training courses in brickwork, carpentry, and painting run for 2 weeks or 6 weeks in length, and are accredited by City and Guilds. The maximum possible on such courses at any one time has been 17, rising to 25 in 2010, following further improvements in the workshops.
6. The numbers shown in the table 1.1.8 below show the numbers of prisoner jobs available by wing. Figures have not been entered for licensed workers and those in the Labour Pool as these undergo regular changes. The average rate of employment for all those wishing to work in 2009 was between 75% and 80%.

7. Employment availability by wing

• Off wing cleaning covers administrative areas and non-wing areas; for example, the main link corridors and classrooms.

• Other Wing based work includes a laundry and servery for each area; in addition J wing has Tea Pack and Pot washing work on the wing.

• Compound  –  employment  opportunities  vary  in  the  horticultural compound from a minimum of 15 in the winter to a maximum of 25 in the summer.

• Recycling – the workshops have a maximum capacity of 12 for J wing and 8 for H wing.

• Carpentry production – maximum 10.

• Kitchen – maximum 20 (two teams of 10 working alternate days).

• Out on license – this will vary according to the sentence mix on the wing.

• The Labour Pool represents those out of work. All convicted prisoners are  expected  to  work  if  it  is  available.  Remand  prisoners  have  a choice.

4. STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

1. Staff Appraisal System

The  States  Performance  Related  Assessment  (PRA)  policy  is  now  well established and the level of compliance for 2009 was over 95%.

2. Staff Training Hours 4.2.1

In addition to the above, 6569 hours training was delivered to new recruits in 2009.

4.2.2  5 operational managers from the prison commenced the Modern Manager Development Programme, 3 at level 3 and 2 at level 5.

5  HEALTHCARE

1. Developments in health care provision/requirements for 2009 were –

• The frequency of alcohol detox was up by 58%.

• There was a 31% increase in reception health screen interviews.

• A significant increase in the number of nurse led clinics, one of which resulted in early diagnosis of prostate cancer.

• The in-house nursing team offered swine flu vaccinations to all staff and prisoners.

• Healthcare facilities are now available in each prisoner accommodation wing.

2. Healthcare Clinics

1. GP Clinics

1500 1200

900 600 300 0

2006 2007 2008 2009

2. The GP clinic continues to be a much sought after clinic but more healthcare staff and nurse led clinics are now in place which should result in a reduction in GP consultations in 2010.
3. Psychiatrist Appointments

Prisoners Seen by Psychiatrist

120

119

116

116

114 112

108

107

104

100

2006 2007 2008 2009

4. Dentist Appointments

Prisoners Seen by Dentist

650

600 610

576

550 559

533 500

450

2006 2007 2008 2009

5. The dentist visits routinely once a week but the demand for this service is such that it is sometimes necessary to book a second session.
6. Alcohol and Drug Detoxification Programmes

40 30 20 10 0

Alcohol Detox Drug Detox

The number of alcohol detox increased in 2009, this was essentially due to two individuals being released and admitted several times.

6  PSYCHOLOGY

1. The Psychology Department consists of a Principal Forensic Psychologist and a Psychological Assistant. The Principal Psychologist also manages the Safer Custody  Officer  and  thus  has  oversight  of  the  violence  reduction/Anti- bullying and Suicide/Self-harm policies.
2. A major function of the department is the assessment of prisoners with a view to identifying their risk factors and criminogenic needs and designing and delivering  interventions  to  reduce  their  individual  risk  of  re-offending. Assessments of risk are also carried out to inform decisions, for example for release  on  temporary  licence.  The  Principal  Psychologist  serves  on  the Temporary Release Panel and attends multi-agency risk assessment meetings.

6.2.1

2. 568 one-to-one interventions were delivered to prisoners during 2009.
3. One  prisoner  returned  from  a  prison  in  England  having  completed  an accredited  sex  offender  treatment  group-work  programme  and  one  other prisoner was transferred to undertake the programme.

3. The department contributes to the delivery of staff training and awareness. As an In-service Counsellor, the Principal Psychologist undertakes counselling and  support  work  with  staff  referred  by  Human  Resources  or  senior management.
4. During the year the Principal Psychologist was instrumental in introducing the HCR-20 Violence Risk Assessment Scheme to agencies across Jersey. She delivered training in this assessment tool to staff from the Police, Probation Service, Psychiatric Service and Learning Disability Team, as well as Prison staff.
5. Safer Custody Statistics

6.5.1  305 reports were submitted to the Safer Custody Officer during the year. Forty of  these  were  Bullying  Information  Reports  and  131  were  Security Information Reports. There were 39 anti-bulling investigations carried out.

6. Self Harm

6.6.1  68 referrals were made to the Safer Custody Officer related to prisoners at risk of self harm.

6.6.2

7  DRUG AND ALCOHOL PRISON SERVICES

1. The DAPS team made contact with every prisoner on induction and was able to offer a comprehensive assessment.
2. In addition to one to one work, 3 validated courses for specific needs were offered; Drugs misuse, Alcohol misuse and Cocaine/Stimulants misuse.
3. Total of One to One Interventions in 2009

Total of One to One Interventions

1600

1487 1200

800 786

400

198

0

Induction Brief Intervention 0ne to One

4. Total of Prisoners Attending Group Interventions in 2009

60

57

52

45

30

22

15

12

10

0

Alcoholics Portuguese D&A Course Alcohol Study Cocaine Course Anonymous Group Group

7.4.1  The above were delivered to 6 Alcohol Study Groups, 7 Drug and Alcohol Courses, 1 Cocaine Course and 2 Portuguese Groups.

5. All targets proposed for 2009 were achieved. This included induction for all new receptions, providing a specific course for Cocaine users, offering pre- release work to all prisoners and delivery of D&A awareness programmes to staff.
6. From the population at the end of the year (169 Prisoners) 142 prisoners were on the DAPS team caseload. All YOIs had engaged on one to one and group work. Of the15 Female prisoners, DAPS worked on a one to one basis with 13, the remaining 2 did not have a drug or alcohol problem.

7.6.1

150 Population Engaged with DAPS

(This reflects the average during the year) 142 120

90

60

51

30

27

21 21

10

0

No D&A Issues D&A Course 1 D&A Course 2 ASG Cocaine One to One

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