hm prison service

• HM prison service 


  the prison service is part of his majesty's prison and probation service (HMPPS). this is a government agency responsible for the uk's prisons
• aims and objectives

  • protect the public from harm
  • help people who have been convicted of offences to rehabilitate so they can contribute positively to society
  • hold prisoners securely and implement the sentences and orders of the courts
• HMPPS describes i

  ts main purpose as being to ' prevent victims by changing the lives of offenders'
• funding 


  paid for by the government out of general taxation

  • 2018 total budget was £3 billion
  • average cost of keeping a prisoner in prison in 2019 = £42,000
• category A (high security)


  hold highly dangerous individuals, very secure to prevent their escape

  e.g. murderers, rapists, terrorists
• category B 


  do not require maximum security, but still difficult for potentially very dangerous offenders to escape
• category C (last of the closed prisons)


  individuals cannot be trusted to be in an open prison, still potentially dangerous but not likely to escape
• category D (open prison)


  individuals can be reasonably trusted to not try and escape
• incentives and earned privileges scheme (IEPS)


  basic- limited letters visits

  standard- allowed o spend money on what they earn

  enhanced- additional privileges e.g. TV in cell (depends on the prison)