Privatized Prison's - Privatized Gas Chamber's
GSL designs, builds, manages and finances prisons in the UK, South Africa and Australia. Its role involves far more than managing the prison regime and security. Training of prisoners plays a vital role, and the prime objective is to stop re-offending by teaching them skills that will help their reintegration into society.
GSL pioneered in the UK the theory that contracting out the management of prisons to the private sector could bring additional value, expertise and ideas to the state sector Prison Service. HMP Wolds, which opened in 1992, was the first contract for a privately managed prison in England.
GSL also operates two PFI prison contracts on behalf of Her Majesty's Prison Service in the UK. HMP Altcourse in Liverpool and HMP Rye Hill, on the Warwickshire/Northamptonshire border.
Anders Wallin, Human Resources Director, comments on the special responsibilities from Public Private Partnership contracts.
"It's a huge responsibility because, not least, we are keeping people in prisons or detention centres on behalf of the government. It's obviously important when you are carrying out a service in that context that you've got to be measured as if you are a government employee. Therefore, we have to make sure that our human rights activities are at the forefront of meeting the requirements, as if we are part of the government."
David Banks, Chief Operating Officer, explains what has made custodial services so successful.
"There are many features to life in a community. In our prison work, as with immigration and children's services, we are essentially managing communities. Our philosophy plays quite an important part in that and over the years it has developed, based on fairness, respect and dignity, as well as providing purposeful activity. Those beliefs underpin the work we do."
HMP Altcourse was recently described by Her Majesty's (former) Chief Inspector of prisons Sir David Ramsbotham:
"... as 'the jewel in the crown' of the Prison Service in England and Wales."
GSL is also at the forefront of privatisation of prisons in partnership with governments in Australia, where we operate two private prisons - Port Phillip Prison, a PFI contract in Victoria, and Mount Gambier Prison a PPP contract in South Australia. July 2001 saw the opening of the new 3,000 bed Mangaung Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein, South Africa. This was the first PFI contract in South Africa.
A 55 year old man who died last weekend at Port Phillip left a note saying he had called for help over the privatized cell intercom. He was a known asthmatic and the prisons are known to be crowded.
GSL pioneered in the UK the theory that contracting out the management of prisons to the private sector could bring additional value, expertise and ideas to the state sector Prison Service. HMP Wolds, which opened in 1992, was the first contract for a privately managed prison in England.
GSL also operates two PFI prison contracts on behalf of Her Majesty's Prison Service in the UK. HMP Altcourse in Liverpool and HMP Rye Hill, on the Warwickshire/Northamptonshire border.
Anders Wallin, Human Resources Director, comments on the special responsibilities from Public Private Partnership contracts.
"It's a huge responsibility because, not least, we are keeping people in prisons or detention centres on behalf of the government. It's obviously important when you are carrying out a service in that context that you've got to be measured as if you are a government employee. Therefore, we have to make sure that our human rights activities are at the forefront of meeting the requirements, as if we are part of the government."
David Banks, Chief Operating Officer, explains what has made custodial services so successful.
"There are many features to life in a community. In our prison work, as with immigration and children's services, we are essentially managing communities. Our philosophy plays quite an important part in that and over the years it has developed, based on fairness, respect and dignity, as well as providing purposeful activity. Those beliefs underpin the work we do."
HMP Altcourse was recently described by Her Majesty's (former) Chief Inspector of prisons Sir David Ramsbotham:
"... as 'the jewel in the crown' of the Prison Service in England and Wales."
GSL is also at the forefront of privatisation of prisons in partnership with governments in Australia, where we operate two private prisons - Port Phillip Prison, a PFI contract in Victoria, and Mount Gambier Prison a PPP contract in South Australia. July 2001 saw the opening of the new 3,000 bed Mangaung Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein, South Africa. This was the first PFI contract in South Africa.
A 55 year old man who died last weekend at Port Phillip left a note saying he had called for help over the privatized cell intercom. He was a known asthmatic and the prisons are known to be crowded.
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