Regime

The regimes at Full Sutton are provided in order to facilitate the progress and full development of prisoners prior to release. Half-time working ensures that both education and vocational training is available to the maximum number of prisoners. A full range of educational courses is available, ranging from Basic Skills through to Open University degree modules. Every prisoner is assessed on arrival, during the induction process, to ensure that Sentence Planning targets are appropriate to the individual needs.

Employment is available in several formats:

• multi-skills workshop for bricklaying, painting and plumbing vocational training
• recycling workshop
• textile workshops
• contract services / electrical mechanical assembly
• Braille transcription
• Catering
• Industrial cleaners
• Charity workshop
• PICTA (computer course)
• Full & varied education programme

Gymnasium: The gymnasium also provides both recreational and vocational training. All training and courses receive awards from nationally recognised bodies and many of the courses are linked to all main areas i.e. education, employment and physical activity. This especially applies to the ‘Basic Skills' level programmes. Resettlement advice and some pre-release work is available through the education department, trained staff and links with external agencies.

Healthcare: The Healthcare centre has a full-time Medical Officer and there are 6 beds available in the centre, with an additional 2 safer cells and a crisis suite.

Drugs Strategy: Prisoners with problems of drug abuse are identified by their personal officers and sentence planning boards. Drug support officers on all wings can refer people to a CARATS worker. Arrangements for treatment, counselling and rehabilitation include medical treatment on request, awareness training from the education department, and counselling from the CARATS team. The prison uses the services of a number of outside agencies, including CARATS, which is represented on the prison's Drugs Strategy Team. The prison is represented on the local East Riding Drug Action Team. A programme of voluntary testing is available and the prison offers the FOCUS drug rehabilitation programme.