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| Thematic Study - The Importance of Visits in Scottish Prisons | |
| Foreword | |
| Minute to the Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| Role of the Prisons Inspectorate | |
| 1. INTRODUCTION | |
| 1.1 Reasons for the Study | |
| 2. METHODOLOGY | |
| 2.1 General 2.6 Written Survey - Summary 2.9 Forum held at HM Prison, Edinburgh |
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| 3. RECENT HISTORY OF VISIT AND FAMILY CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS | |
| 4. EXISTING VISIT ARRANGEMENTS | |
| 4.1 Context 4.8 Types of Visits |
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| 5. OPERATION OF EXISTING SYSTEM | |
| 5.1 Frequency
of Visits 5.5 Visit Sessions 5.11 Supervision at Visit Times 5.15 Closed Visits 5.18 Strip-Searching after Visits 5.22 Prisoners Clothing at Visits 5.26 Searching of Visitors 5.27 Access to the Duty Manager 5.28 Provision of Refreshments 5.32 Open Establishments |
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| 6. AREAS FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT | |
| 6.1 Expansion
of the Family Contact Development Officer Initiative 6.13 Role of Staff at Visits 6.15 Staff Training 6.19 Information for Visitors 6.23 SPIN and Visits 6.25 Facilities for Visitors 6.27 Visitors Centres 6.34 Expanding the Use of Existing Visit Areas 6.41 Comment 6.45 Facilities for Children 6.53 Prison Visitor Scheme 6.56 Smoking Policy 6.59 Prisoners and Families Sharing Meals |
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| 7. COMPARISONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES | |
| 7.1 Canada 7.22 Massachusetts 7.30 Denmark and Sweden |
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| 8. GENERAL ASSESSMENT | |
| 9. RECOMMENDATIONS AND POINTS OF NOTE | |
| 9.1
Recommendations 9.2 Points of Note |
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| ANNEX 1 - Extracts from Second Scottish Prisons Survey 1994 | |
| ANNEX 2 - Summary of Discussions at Forum held in HMP Edinburgh | |
| ANNEX 3 - Visitors Charged by the Police | |
| ANNEX 4 - Statement of Charter Standards for Visitors | |
| ANNEX 5 - Extract from SPS Operating Standards 1995 | |
| ANNEX 6 - Existing Visit Provision in the SPS | |
| ANNEX 7 - Family Contact Development Officer - Job Description | |
| ANNEX 8 - Blueprint of Information Leaflet for Visitors | |
| ANNEX 9 - Visitors Centre - HMP Perth | |
| ANNEX 10 - Establishments visited as part of the Thematic Study (Canada and USA) | |
| ANNEX 11 - Extracts from Correctional Service of Canada | |
| ANNEX 12 - Extract from Visiting Procedures Statement for Bay State Correctional Centre, Massachusetts. | |
| Enquiries/Contact Point | |
Report Published 21 November 1996  |
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