Annetta Bennett
Position:
Prison play area and volunteer co-ordinator; training and support officer; NVQ assessor in childcare and education
Employer:
HMP Brixton, KIDS VIP charity and Croydon College
Monday
Travel from London to a prison in Lancashire to look at the facilities for visiting children and deliver on-site training to the play area co-ordinator. People tend to forget that children will be affected when a parent is imprisoned and my role is to explain to prison staff how their needs can be met. Back home by 9.30pm - trains on time!
Tuesday
Visit HMP Brixton. Report to gate, book in and collect staff ID. The children's play area is staffed by volunteers and has been located in the social visits room since 1993, to provide a safe and stimulating environment for children visiting imprisoned male relatives. The main purpose of a child's visit is to maintain family ties, so children divide their time between the play area and their relatives.
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