Mental health in prisons

Denise Renshaw reports on the recent Quaker Prison Chaplains’ Conference at Woodbrooke

Quaker faith & practice, 23.101 | Photo: John Lampen

It was a privilege, as ever, to be able to attend the Quaker Prison Chaplains’ Conference, which was held at the Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre in Birmingham 16-18 October. The theme of the conference was ‘Mental health in prisons’. In our opening worship on the first evening Quaker faith & practice 23.101, by John Lampen, was read. The words spoke to all of us about how limited is the value of incarceration of offenders.

You need to login to read subscriber-only content and/or comment on articles.