Resettlement in Gloucester Prison is delivered by Seconded Probation Officers in partnership with Prison Officers and a range of Voluntary Sector Partners. We hold responsibility for the following areas within the establishment.

Sentence Management

Comprehensive assessments are completed on all prisoners and a sentence plan completed to ensure that prisoner’s needs and offending behaviour are addressed whilst in custody.

All prisoners with eight weeks left to serve are required to access our pre release programme which includes a through the "Gate Action plan" to aid resettlement. This process also includes a mentoring scheme for vulnerable prisoners.

A risk assessment and the active management of high- risk offenders is undertaken by the resettlement team. This includes Multi Agency cases, Child Protection, Home Detention Curfew, Suicide and Self Harm, Parole and prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment.

Where housing is identified as a resettlement need, practical assistance is offered via our NACRO placement officer.

A comprehensive pre release package is provided by the resettlement team which aims to prepare and motivate prisoners for release into the labour market. All receive guidance interviews and practical help to make them job ready. Through the gate opportunities are provided by training agencies working in partnership with resettlement.

We assist the courts by providing verified information to the Crown Prosecution Service in advance of a remand hearing. Information is gathered via individual risk assessments. The Legal Services Officer also deals with those prisoners subject to recall.

Resettlement staff also work across the prison delivering training, induction to prisoners, responding to prisoners applications for assistance, help maintain employment and accommodation for those on remand or serving a short sentence, provide in-depth advice and guidance across the whole range of prisoner needs. Partnerships are crucial to our delivery and a number of Voluntary Sector Providers are linked to the resettlement process.

As part of our commitment to families, a dedicated Probation Officer is responsible for the day-to-day management of our visitors centre, offering support and guidance to visiting families on a range of personal and practical problems.

The centre also provides a Parenting Programme, Crèche with a Qualified Nursery Nurse, a group of volunteers and links to a range of community partners.