What we’re hearing from the prison population – May 2025


In May 2025 we attended a health promotion event at HMP Coldingley to hear about experiences of healthcare whilst in prison. 14 men shared their experiences of physical and mental health support with us.

 

06/06/2025
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Mental health

The key themes we heard were:

  • People are generally feeling well supported in their physical health
  • People would benefit from better access to mental health support
  • Long term health upon release is a concern.
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I think I'm healthy physically but not mentally. I have ADHD but the wait for treatment is 3 years which is far too long. I do get help for my mental health in here but more needs to be done. I think the problem is that men just don't talk to each other and/or about their feelings.