Nacro responds to today’s (15.07.2025) HMIP Report on HMP Haverigg Category D prison.
Campbell Robb, Chief Executive at Nacro, said:
“HMP Haverigg is an example of how better supporting those in prison to develop skills that help them turn their lives around on release can reduce reoffending.
Giving those in prison responsibility for growing their own food, working in community jobs such a gardening and maintenance, activities to reduce isolation and better preparing people for work on release have all contributed to the low, 6% recall rate.
We know that prison is expensive – costing the UK economy over £6 billion a year annually.
We believe everyone deserves a second chance. If we are to take reducing reoffending seriously, we need to see more investment in the open prison estate and ensure that people in prison are able to access the courses that they need so that they can progress through the prison system into category D prisons when appropriate – accessing work skills, financial management and ROTL (release on temporary licence) to integrate them into life outside of prison.”
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We operate in more than 40 prisons and provide services across England and Wales.
We help 28,000 people across our services each year and run the CAS-2 service for the Government housing people coming out of prison on bail or licence.
We work with people at every stage of the criminal justice system, from liaison and diversion services in police custody and courts, to resettlement into the community after prison.
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