13 Feb 2019

How sport in prisons can reduce re-offending

From Nine To Noon, 9:41 am on 13 February 2019
Women prisoners and staff play a volleyball game at Auckland Region Women’s Corrections Facility (ARWCF) as part of the women’s  regular fitness and sport activities.

Women prisoners and staff play a volleyball game at Auckland Region Women’s Corrections Facility (ARWCF) as part of the women’s regular fitness and sport activities. Photo: Supplied

UK Professor of Criminological Psychology Rosie Meek talks to Kathryn Ryan about her research into the benefits of structured exercise in prisons.

Also joining the discussion is Neal Beals, Chief Custodial Officer of the Department of Corrections, which has had  exercise programmes operating in prisons for many years.