HMP Exeter

The @prostateunited challenge is complete! Over £1,000 raised in partnership with Exeter City FC, Devon Fire & Rescue Service and the PFA. Great work from our PE department on raising awareness surrounding Prostate Cancer & signposting staff and offenders to support information.

This October, our staff working in the PE department are raising awareness of @ProstateUK and signposting men, both staff and prisoners, for prostate screenings. Staff are also fundraising for Prostate United by walking, running and cycling everyday.

Another productive wellbeing event held at HMP Exeter last week for #WorldMentalHealthDay. Prisoners worked with staff to organise the event which promoted support and recovery information from partner agencies to help aid rehabilitation. #teamwork

Did you know at HMP Exeter we have @samaritans Listeners?🦻 It's a peer-support scheme where prisoners volunteer & are trained by the Samaritans to support other prisoners with wellbeing when they most need it, while also gaining valuable life skills. #WorldMentalHealthDay 🟢

Our first recovery month event! Amazing attendance throughout the day to learn more about recovery and the support on offer with pop-up information from partner agencies, celebrating success of recovery and a relay race on the row machine to build teamwork. Great work 👏

Celebrating #HiddenHeroesDay last week with our Deputy Governor serving lunch to our amazing staff and partner agencies as a token of appreciation for their work! Thank you to our Kitchen Team 👏

We held a wellbeing event on our exercise yard. The day involved a poetry competition to help improve literacy skills, a rowing challenge to build on teamwork & pop-up information about the support available from our partner agencies. Amazing engagement between prisoners & staff!

This month we see the introduction of the 30 second pre-record function for body worn video cameras. Used by police forces across the country, and captures the 30 seconds before the record button is pressed. Keeping staff and prisoners safe! #safetyfirst 📸

Positive and productive meeting with @hairtheacademy this week! Hopefully a partnership which will look to provide barbering along with mental health advice for prisoners in our care! Watch this space ✂️ 💈 #teamwork #hmpexeter

It might feel extra hard to reach out for help today because it’s Christmas. But please know you don’t have to face anything alone. If you’re having a hard time, we’ll face it with you. We’re here all day and night 💚

Merry Christmas everyone! Please spare a thought for our staff and partners working today, and also for those in custody away from family and friends at this difficult time of year! #hmpexeter #safe #purposeful #inclusive #decent #engaging #resilient 🎄🎅🏻

Lest we forget….. Proud of our staff representing the service and HMP Exeter…..🌹 #LestWeForget2023

Lest we forget….. HMP Exeter staff showing respect as always… 🌹 #LestWeForget2023

We were lucky to have Michael Maisey & his team from the Change Is Possible Project this week running a workshop with some prisoners to help them understand & develop self-awareness which aids rehabilitation.   It was a great event 👍

HMP Exeter held an early #UnlockingHospitality event with @greeneking. Really great information and advice provided about working in the industry and brilliant engagement from the prisoners learning about the employment opportunities on release 💡

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Don't forget it's #HiddenHeroes Day on Friday - and here's what makes probation staff heroes in the words of their families, friends and colleagues.

We held our 6th Construction Job Shop last week with @TaylorWimpey and @ShawTrust where our prisoners had great discussion about working in the industry, the support available for employment on release and follow-up work to action.   Great partnership working @NewFutrsNet 👍

Thanks for the visit Tom, exciting times ahead! 💈

Finally some pictures from our family day! Dog handler, smoke hood and c&r demonstrations were the particular highlights of the afternoon! 👏🏻