Guidance

Residential services: PSI 75/2011

Guidance for prisons on what facilities, services and support to provide prisoners on a daily basis.

From:
HM Prison and Probation Service and Ministry of Justice
Published
27 January 2020

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Residential services: PSI 75/2011

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Details

This prison service instruction (PSI) details the facilities, services and support that prisons should provide to prisoners as part of their daily routine, including:

  • cell furnishings, fittings and equipment
  • clothing, bedding and footwear
  • toiletries, bathrooms and laundry
  • time outside
  • meal times
  • social care, including building positive staff-prisoner relationships and good behaviour
  • care for prisoners at risk of suicide and self-harm
  • access to computer facilities for legal reasons

It also details specific support for prisoners with disabilities, elderly prisoners, ethic minority prisoners and other specific groups.

This is a current PSI. It came into effect on 1 January 2012 and was last updated on 27 January 2020.

Published 27 January 2020

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