Working with offenders in prison

A probation offender manager will manage an offender throughout the duration of their prison sentence.

Gloucestershire Probation has teams of seconded probation officers working in the county's prison - HMP Gloucester. We also visit offenders from Gloucestershire serving their sentences at other prisons in the country.

Work carried out includes:

• Preparing information and risk assessments on prisoners being considered for early release e.g. advising on curfews
• Contributing to minimising the risk of prisoners harming themselves and others
• Working with the Prison Service on sentence management and supporting prison staff in the preparation of sentence plans
• Running group work with prisoners designed to address offending behaviour and reduce the likelihood of further offending
• Working with voluntary and specialist agencies offering advice and support to prisoners to promote the successful resettlement of prisoners when released into the community
• Liaising with probation staff in the community who supervise prisoners after release.