Dr Jo Metcalf J.Metcalf@hull.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in American Studies & Criminology
HEIF: Developing Effective University-Prison Partnership Policies: The Prisoner’s Perspective on the Educational Resources offered on in-cell TV at HMP Hull
People Involved
Professor Stewart Mottram S.Mottram@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Literature and Environment
Project Description
This project originally commenced in January 2022 with the aim of developing educational content for HMP Hull’s pioneering TV channel, HTV, and putting mechanisms in place to monitor the impact on prisoners of the educational materials provided by the Co-PIs. Co-PI Metcalf has well-established relations with HMP Hull, having worked with the Head of Reducing Re-offending and the Learning & Skills Manager to provide an online learning module for prisoners in 2020. Co-PIs Metcalf and Mottram have since developed this partnership by providing HMP Hull with recordings of research talks delivered as part of the CIC’s interdisciplinary seminar series (launched April 2021), to be shown, with each speaker’s permission, on the in-cell education channel of HTV. These resources are helping HMP Hull deliver on its Ofsted obligations; have supported continuity of prison education provision during recent prison lockdowns; and, in real-world terms support the premise that education can reduce re-offending. From 21-23 April 2022 the UoH hosted the prestigious BAAS conference and with speaker permission, talks were recorded and will be shown on the HTV education channel (w/c 9 May) in an innovative conference partnership - the first of its kind in the UK. However, the project evolved rapidly and unexpectedly in terms of its potential KE / Impact output, so we are now seeking further RA support beyond the project’s original March end. This work will ultimately result in a policy brief to be sent to relevant prison policy-makers and practitioners, a journal article, and further funding opportunities.
| Status | Project Complete |
|---|---|
| Value | £3,241.00 |
| Project Dates | Jan 1, 2022 - Jul 31, 2022 |
| Partner Organisations | HMP HULL British Association for American Studies |
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