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Sound environment at HMP Five Wells: Staff and prisoner views
This research aimed to understand how the sound environment at HMP Five Wells impacted staff and prisoners.
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This research was carried out when HMP Five Wells had been open for 18 months to ensure any findings and learning points could be incorporated into future prison designs and management. The main aim of this research was to understand how the sound environment was experienced by staff and prisoners. This research used an in-depth, qualitative case study research design that was informed by sound ethnography.
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Published 28 November 2024