After making the decision to reset the wing councils in Maidstone with the support of the Residential Governor Sadie Close, we have been able to bring the numbers back down to the 7 members we wanted, have managed to give 20 new member a space and opportunity to participate in the council, and are soon … Read moreCouncil Reset at HMP Maidstone
At Maidstone we have come to the end of the first year for the Community Council, and what a successful year it has been. In the SLT meeting we have just facilitated, the new acting Governor Ian Davis, complimented the council by saying, “In all of my years working within multiple prisons across the country, … Read more1 Year Celebrations at HMP Maidstone
This week we held our second SLT Community Council meeting of the year, and it was fully attended by department heads and governors. This month one of the main focusses was working together to find a smoother process regarding the email a prisoner program, as there are times when the emails were taking 3-4 days … Read moreIts All Go at HMP Maidstone
In September at HMP Maidstone we have reset one of our wing councils due to a number of members being released and moved to other houses. However this has given us the opportunity to provide application forms to all prisoners who were interested in the council member role, which was followed up by a formal … Read moreNew Council Members at HMP Maidstone’s Wing Councils
