2024 Speakers
The Custodial Purpose – Creating Places of Safety
Andrew Nichols-Clarke
Head of Health & Justice Children Programme | NHS England
'Trauma Responsive or Trauma Organised? Understanding How Systems can Become Organised Around Chronic Stress'
The presentation will look at the impact of trauma on human systems and the services some of our most vulnerable populations need to engage with. It makes sense of the dysfunction that can often been found as a result of trauma, and using a set of principles looks at how these systems and services can become more trauma responsive.
Using evidence based practice from the Children & Young Peoples Secure Estate and community provision the presentation will demonstrate how our vulnerable populations can be better supported.
Professor Dominique Moran
Professor in Carceral Geography | University of Birmingham
'Prison Environments for Rehabilitation'
This presentation considers the relationship between prison environments and rehabilitation in relation to the challenges faced by the prison estate in delivering humane incarceration. It outlines what makes a ‘good’ prison environment, and in particular covers the evidence basis for specific prison design elements in supporting the wellbeing of incarcerated people and prison staff.
Stephanie Kyle
Senior Architect & Inclusive Design Consultant | Floyd Slaski Architects Ltd
'Thinking Differently: Architectural Design for Neurodiversity and Non-Visible Disabilities'
This presentation explores an award-winning conceptual prison design that reimagines incarceration through neurodiverse-inclusive principles. Challenging traditional prison architecture, the project shifts the focus from punishment to rehabilitation, creating spaces that accommodate a wide range of neurological needs. Designed to demonstrate how inclusive design principles could transform prisons and inspire changes in other building types, this innovative approach was awarded in the category of Best Response to a Socio-economic Issue, as well as the RIBA Silver President’s Medal nomination. While acknowledging the practical challenges of implementing such designs in the UK, the session will highlight adaptable strategies that could be applied to existing prison estates. Ideal for professionals in the field of prison estates and those interested in neurodiversity, the presentation offers fresh perspectives on how thoughtful design can enhance environments to support humane and effective rehabilitation practices within the boundaries of current regulations.
Roberto Mattioli
Senior Architecture Design, Design and Advisory Consultant | Mace Group
'Approved Premises '