In a world-first programme which is to be introduced across Scotland, a selection of inmates at HMP Barlinnie Prison were allowed to play and eat with their kids.
Prisoner dads at Glasgow 's HMP Barlinnie Prison have been allowed to play and eat with their children in a world-first programme - which is set to be rolled out across Scotland.
During the session, delivered by prison staff, one participant said it was “a completely different dynamic.” The Scottish Prison Service said some of the children “may have only ever seen their fathers in the confines of a visit room” before the programme began. The programme was designed to improve relationships, health, and health behaviours in fathers and their children, pointing to studies that show children of imprisoned parents have poorer health, education and offending outcomes compared to other children, said the Scottish Prison Service . The ultimate goal of the programme was to “break possible inter-generational cycles of disadvantage and reduce recidivism.
The Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids programme is likely to spread across Scotland, with the SPS saying HMP Barlinnie staff have trained a further 23 colleagues from prisons across Scotland to deliver the sessions. In the coming months, the programme is set to begin at HMPs Low Moss, Shotts, Kilmarnock, and Dumfries.
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