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HMIP Research and Development Team Questionnaire Findings 2003-04WOMEN'S ESTABLISHMENTS 2003-04Number of completed questionnaires returned 65 754SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION (There were no tests run on general information section)Are you under 21 years of age?1 14 14Are you sentenced?2 42 75Is your sentence less than 12 months?3 29 23Do you have less than six months to serve?4 23 37Have you been in this prison less than a month?5 41 26Significantly worse than Are you a foreign national?6 813 the benchmark7 Is English your first language? 93 94Are you from a minority ethnic group? (including all those who did not tick White British Significantly better than the 8 23 26category) benchmark9 Is this your first time in prison? 39 4410 Do you have any children? 62 60 No significant differenceSECTION 2: COURTS, TRANSFERS AND ESCORTSWe want to know about the most recent journey you have made either to or from court or 11 55 39between establishments. How was the cleanliness of the van? (very good/good)12 52 56between establishments. How was your personal safety during the journey? (very good/good)13 12 14between establishments. How was the comfort of the van? (very good/good)14 17 32between establishments. How was the attention paid to your health needs?We want to know about the most recent journey you have made either to or from court or 15 11 12between establishments. How was the frequency of comfort breaks? (very good/good)16 Did you spend ...

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HMIP Research and Development Team Questionnaire Findings 2003-04

WOMEN'S ESTABLISHMENTS 2003-04

Brockhill 2004

Women's Prisons B

enchmark

Number of completed questionnaires returned

65

754

SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION (There were no tests run on general

information section)

1

Are you under 21 years of age?

14

14

2

Are you sentenced?

42

75

3

Is your sentence less than 12 months?

29

23

4

Do you have less than six months to serve?

23

37

5

Have you been in this prison less than a month?

41

26

6

Are you a foreign national?

8

1

3

Significantly worse than

the benchmark

7

Is English your first language?

93

94

8

Are you from a minority ethnic group? (including all those who did not tick White British

category)

23

26

Significantly better than the

benchmark

9

Is this your first time in prison?

39

44

10

Do you have any children?

62

60

No significant difference

SECTION 2: COURTS, TRANSFERS AND ESCORTS

11

We want to know about the most recent journey you have made either to or from court or

between establishments. How was the cleanliness of the van? (very good/good)

55

39

12

We want to know about the most recent journey you have made either to or from court or

between establishments. How was your personal safety during the journey? (very good/good)

52

56

13

We want to know about the most recent journey you have made either to or from court or

between establishments. How was the comfort of the van? (very good/good)

12

14

14

We want to know about the most recent journey you have made either to or from court or

between establishments. How was the attention paid to your health needs?

17

32

15

We want to know about the most recent journey you have made either to or from court or

between establishments. How was the frequency of comfort breaks? (very good/good)

11

12

16

Did you spend more than four hours in the van?

5

1

0

17

Were you treated well/very well by the escort staff?

72

72

18

Did you know where you were going when you left court or when transferred from another

establishment?

77

85

19

Before you arrived here did you receive any written information about what would happen to

you?

14

12

20

When you first arrived here did your property arrive at the same time as you?

84

82

SECTION 3: RECEPTION, FIRST NIGHT AND INDUCTION

21

Did you have any problems when you first arrived?

88

80

22

Did you receive any help/support from any member of staff in dealing with these problems

within the first 24 hours?

49

38

23

Please answer the following question about reception: were you seen by a member of

healthcare staff?

97

88

24

Please answer the following question about reception: when you were searched, was this

carried out in a sensitive and understanding way?

74

72

25

Were you treated well/very well in reception?

76

68

26

Did you receive a reception pack on your day of arrival?

84

77

27

Did you receive information about what was going to happen here on your day of arrival?

76

38

28

Did you receive information about support for feeling depressed or suicidal on your day of

arrival?

56

41

29

Did you have the opportunity to have a shower on your day of arrival?

26

39

30

Did you get the opportunity to have a free telephone call on your day of arrival?

52

44

31

Did you get information about routine requests on your day of arrival?

30

27

32

Did you get something to eat on your day of arrival?

90

79

33

Did you get information about visits on your day of arrival?

49

34

34

Did you have access to the chaplain/priest within the first 24 hours of you arriving at this

prison?

70

44

35

Did you have access to someone from healthcare within the first 24 hours?

80

71

36

Did you have access to a Listener/Samaritans within the first 24hours of you arriving at this

prison?

36

29

37

Did you have access to the prison shop/canteen within the first 24 hours?

20

17

38

Did you feel safe on your first night here?

71

71

39

Did you go on an induction course within the first week?

66

66

40

Did the induction course cover everything you needed to know about the prison?

44

50

SECTION 4: LEGAL RIGHTS AND RESPECTFUL CUSTODY

41

Can you get access to legal reference books?

44

40

42

Can you get access to communication with your solicitor or legal representative?

53

65

43

Can you get access to information about leave to appeal?

34

41

44

Can you get access to legal visits?

71

68

45

Can you get access to help with legal costs?

50

44

46

Can you get access to bail information?

47

37

47

Please answer the following question about the wing/unit you are currently on: are you

normally offered enough clean, suitable clothes for the week?

49

60

48

Please answer the following question about the wing/unit you are currently on: are you

normally able to have a shower every day?

90

83

49

Please answer the following question about the wing/unit you are currently on: do you

normally receive clean sheets every week?

73

84

50

Please answer the following question about the wing/unit you are currently on: do you

normally get cell cleaning materials every week?

82

76

51

Please answer the following question about the wing/unit you are currently on: is your cell call

bell normally answered within five minutes?

32

38

52

Please answer the following question about the wing/unit you are currently on: is it normally

quiet enough for you to be able to relax or sleep in your cell at night time?

53

59

53

Please answer the following question about the wing/unit you are currently on: can you

normally get your stored property, if you need to?

26

33

54

Can you get free sanitary products when you need them?

94

90

55

Have staff ever opened letters from your solicitor or legal representative when you were not

with them?

62

39

56

Is the food in this prison good/very good?

21

33

57

Does the shop/canteen sell a wide enough range of goods to meet your needs?

25

41

58

Is it easy/very easy to get a complaints form?

83

84

59

Is it easy/very easy to get an application form?

93

87

60

Do you feel applications are sorted out fairly?

38

53

61

Do you feel complaints are sorted out fairly?

26

27

62

Do you feel applications are sorted out promptly?

45

50

63

Do you feel complaints are sorted out promptly?

30

24

64

Are you given information about how to make an appeal?

25

30

65

Have you ever been made to or encouraged to withdraw a complaint since you have been in

this prison?

17

13

66

Do you know how to apply to the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman?

43

31

67

Is it easy/very easy to contact the Independent Monitoring Board (BOV)?

22

38

68

Are you on the enhanced (top) level of the IEP scheme?

19

31

69

Do you feel you have been treated fairly in your experience of the IEP scheme?

36

52

70

In the last six months have any members of staff physically restrained you (C&R)?

8

7

71

In the last six months have you spent a night in the segregation unit?

8

10

72

Do you feel your religious beliefs are respected?

55

60

73

Are you able to speak to a religious leader of your faith in private if you want to?

62

63

74

Are you able to speak to a Listener at any time, if you want to?

85

71

75

Do you have a member of staff, in this prison, that you can turn to for help if you have a

problem?

69

77

76

Do

most

staff, in this prison, treat you with respect?

73

72

SECTION 5: SAFETY

77

Have you ever felt unsafe in this prison?

38

31

78

Have you been victimised (insulted or assaulted) by another prisoner?

36

24

79

Have you had insulting remarks made about you, your family or friends since you have been

here? (By prisoners)

24

13

80

Have you been hit, kicked or assaulted since you have been here? (By prisoners)

8

5

81

Have you been sexually abused since you have been here?

(By prisoners)

5

1

82

Have you been victimised because of your race or ethnic origin since you have been here? (By

prisoners)

7

4

83

Have you been victimised because of drugs since you have been here? (By prisoners)

14

4

84

Have you ever had your canteen/property taken since you have been here? (By prisoners)

16

6

85

Have you ever been victimised because you were new here? (By prisoners)

18

6

86

Have you ever been victimised because you were from a different part of the country than

others since you have been here? (by prisoners)

3

3

87

Have you been victimised (insulted or assaulted) by a member of staff?

23

18

88

Have you had insulting remarks made about you, your family or friends since you have been

here? (By staff)

17

9

89

Have you been hit, kicked or assaulted since you have been here? (By staff)

4

2

90

Have you been sexually abused since you have been here?

(By staff)

2

1

91

Have you been victimised because of your race or ethnic origin since you have been here? (By

staff)

4

2

92

Have you been victimised because of drugs since you have been here? (By staff)

9

3

93

Have you ever been victimised because you were new here? (By staff)

4

2

94

Have you ever been victimised because you were from a different part of the country than

others since you have been here? (By staff)

4

2

95

Did you report any victimisation that you have experienced?

25

13

SECTION 6: HEALTHCARE

96

Do you think the overall quality of the healthcare is good/very good?

41

40

97

Do you think the quality of healthcare from the doctor is good/very good?

46

43

98

Do you think the quality of healthcare from the nurse is good/very good?

59

58

99

Do you think the quality of healthcare from the dentist is good/very good?

25

27

100

Do you think the quality of healthcare from the optician is good/very good?

17

16

101

Do you think the quality of healthcare from the dispensing staff/pharmacist is good/very good?

43

37

102

Is it easy/very easy to get illegal drugs in this prison?

20

21

103

Do you think you will have a problem with drugs when you leave this prison?

24

23

104

Do you think you will have a problem with alcohol when you leave this prison?

6

13

SECTION 7: PURPOSEFUL ACTIVITY

105

Do you feel your job will help you on release?

26

34

106

Do you feel your vocational or skills training will help you on release?

27

34

107

Do you feel your education (including basic skills) will help you on release?

58

49

108

Do you feel your offending behaviour programmes will help you on release?

18

27

109

Do you feel your drug or alcohol programmes will help you on release?

36

31

110

Do you go to the library at least once a week?

38

43

111

Can you get access to a newspaper every day?

45

44

112

On average, do you go to the gym three or more times a week?

12

15

113

On average, do you go outside for exercise three or more times a week?

27

41

114

On average, do you spend ten or more hours out of your cell on a weekday? (This includes

hours at education, at work etc)

7

21

115

On average, do you spend ten or more hours out of your cell on a weekend day? (This includes

hours at education, at work etc)

5

22

116

On average, do you go on association more than five times each week?

3

52

117

Do staff normally speak to you at least most of the time during association time? (most/all of

the time)

24

29

SECTION 8: RESETTLEMENT

118

Did you first meet your personal officer in the first week?

8

23

119

Do you think your personal officer is helpful/very helpful?

18

34

120

Do you have a custody/sentence plan?

11

39

121

Were you involved/very involved in the development of your sentence plan?

11

29

122

Have you had any problems with sending or receiving mail?

41

34

123

Have you had any problems getting access to the telephones?

36

28

124

Did you have a visit in the first week that you were here?

41

32

125

Does this prison give you the opportunity to have the visits you are entitled to? (e.g. number

and length of visit)

58

70

126

Do you know who to contact, within this prison, to get help with finding a job on release?

50

46

127

Do you know who to contact, within this prison, to get help with finding accommodation on

release?

49

56

128

Do you know who to contact, within this prison, to get help with your finances in preparation

for release?

38

48

129

Do you know who to contact, within this prison, to get help with claiming benefits on release?

43

53

130

Do you know who to contact, within this prison, to get help with arranging a place at

college/continuing education on release?

43

42

131

Do you know who to contact within this prison to get help with external drugs courses etc?

62

53

131

Do you know who to contact, within this prison, to get help with continuity of healthcare on

release?

49

44

132

Have you done anything, or has anything happened to you here that you think will make you

less likely to offend in the future?

28

44