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WELCOME TO PENECIAJAIL WEBSITE
Despite peneciajail being one of the largest and more complex prisons in the Arabs, we nevertheless pride ourselves at the many innovative approaches to wellbeing and rehabilitation that are available for our prisoners, as well as providing excellent employment possibilities for our staff.
We believe that a prison sentence is an opportunity to change and as such, we provide many supporting facilities to encourage prisoners to use their time productively. These include engaging with recognised intervention programmes, deepening family connections, obtaining qualifications through learning and skills, and even to finding employment for a prisoner on release.
Our staff are highly trained and provide a range of secure and safe learning environments that are suited for all ages and abilities.
ABOUT US
The philosophy of our prisons is to rehabilitate residents and equip them to re-integrate into mainstream society on release. We seek to normalise prison conditions as far as possible and reflect life in the outside community. Our aim is to create an environment in which staff and residents feel safe, and causes of prison stress are minimised.
Central to our philosophy is the relationship between staff and residents. Our training and operational practices emphasise the need to treat residents with dignity and respect. our staff build positive and supportive relationships with residents in their care. We create a constructive regime through provision of suitable education and work programmes. We actively encourage prisoners to address the causes of their offending. This is achieved by the provision of a range of Offending Behaviour Programmes, active sentence planning procedures and by providing appropriate employment and training opportunities.
We provide an environment which is modelled on the terms, conditions, practices and standards both offered and expected by industrial employers. We give residents real work experience which reflects the ethics required in business. we provide opportunities for residents to gain national vocational qualifications that assist them to find work on their release.
Many visitors, on first coming to Penecia, are surprised at what they see once they enter the prison as the site is large and spacious and spotlessly clean. We believe that the environment impacts on those in our care and plays a significant role in the rehabilitation process. With this in mind, throughout the site are extensive gardens that contain pieces of art often made by the prisoners themselves.