Submission to the Education Committee Inquiry - Education: Are Prisoners being left behind?

01 Jan 2021

Gypsies, Roma and Travellers tend to have worse experiences in prisons compared to non Travellers. They are more likely to report feeling unsafe, more likely to report having mental ill health or mental illness and are kept in isolation more frequently than non-Travellers. In terms of relationships with staff and services, they are also more likely to record feeling unsafe and are more likely to have negative interactions and experiences of discrimination from staff.