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63 Prob. J. 3 (2016)

handle is hein.journals/probj63 and id is 1 raw text is: Editorial The J l o f Ca 1y aonnh C c she Probation Journal 2016, Vol. 631) 3-8 e res ttlement© The e Author(s) 2016 Reprints and permissions: roa map sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0264550516634944 prb.sagepub.com OSAGE Resettlement policies in England and Wales have been characterized by two contrasting trends (Moore, 201 1: 129). On the one hand, there has been an expansion of post-release supervision in the forms of enhanced monitoring and surveillance for those on statutory licences whilst conversely post-release support for adult short-sentenced prisoners has been minimalist, non-mandatory with acknowledged deficiencies in service provision. This has been despite the fact that this latter population of released prisoners are not only more likely to be drawn from the most marginalized and disadvantaged sections of the community (SEU, 2002) but also have higher rates of reoffending recorded against them following their release from custody. The report Making Punishments Work (Halliday, 2001) advocated a renewed provision of resettlement services for short-term prisoners; however, according to Lewis et al. (2007: 35) it narrowed 'traditional notions of resettlement as the provision of welfare-focused assistance with the idea of resettlement as help with the problems that are related to risk of offending (criminogenic needs)'. Legislative attempts in England and Wales to replace existing short-term prison sentences with a new sentence of 'custody plus' involving a short period in custody followed by a much longer period of statutory supervision in the community failed to come to fruition due to resource constraints. One of the more positive aspects of the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2015 is that it seeks to extend support to all categories of released prisoners and indeed this aspiration was officially presented as being the main rationale for the far- reaching organizational reforms of probation services in England and Wales. Under the new arrangements all released prisoners will be subject to supervision regardless of the length of sentence. In addition to these new arrangements for universal resettlement support and to facilitate improved resettlement outcomes a significant part of the prison estate will be designated as 'Resettlement Prisons' to enable better through the gate provision. Prisoners serving 12 months or under will serve all of their time in a designated resettlement prison and receive a tailored package of supervision and support on their release. The majority of prisoners serving longer sentences would be moved to a resettlement prison at least three months before the end of their time in custody. The potentially detrimental impact of locating individuals considerable distances from their local support networks are well documented and so attempts to redress this are to be welcomed. However, the ability of the prison service to retain the

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