皮亚·辛哈（Pia Sinha）在监狱系统内外拥有丰富的专业知识，这使得她在剖析我们监狱为何陷入严重困境时成为一个值得信赖的声音（《英国监狱与有组织犯罪的真相：“他们都是好小伙。懂礼貌。遵纪守法”》，9月22日）。我领导着一家名为Spark Inside的慈善机构，该机构利用生活指导来支持我们全国监狱的康复工作和文化变革。
Pia Sinha’s significant expertise inside and out of the prison system makes her a voice to trust on why our jails are struggling badly ( The truth about UK prisons and organised crime: ‘They’re your good lads. Respectful. Keep their noses clean’, 22 September ). I lead a charity, Spark Inside, that uses life coaching to support rehabilitation and culture change across our prisons.
我们与那些出于想要改变现状而加入该行业的员工合作。然而，环境的挑战可能会扼杀这种精神。正因如此，自2020年以来，我们已对150多名监狱工作人员进行了指导，支持他们提升解决问题能力、韧性和自信心。
We work with staff who go into the service because they want to make a difference. But the challenges of the environment can stifle that spirit. This is why since 2020 we have coached more than 150 prison staff, supporting them in problem-solving, resilience and confidence.
2022年的监狱白皮书指出，员工拥有使监狱成为安全、体面的场所并帮助犯人改过自新的最大潜力。投资于员工的福祉是使监狱更具康复功能并防止未来出现更多受害者的关键部分。
The 2022 prisons white paper said staff hold the greatest potential to make prisons safe, decent places that help prisoners change. Investing in staff wellbeing is an essential part of making prisons more rehabilitative and preventing future victims.
下一步是改变监狱文化。我们已经开始对监狱工作人员进行教练技能培训，以便他们能与受其监管的人员进行更具变革性的互动。我们从健身房工作人员开始，正如辛哈所强调的那样，锻炼通常是里面的人唯一能进行的活动。
The next step is to change prison culture. We’ve started training prison staff with coaching skills so they can have more transformative interactions with people in their care. We started with gym staff because, as Sinha highlighted, exercise is often the only activity available to those inside.
我们将工作人员和服刑人员聚集在一起，以建立信任、同情和理解——打破“我们与他们”的对立文化。
We bring together staff and people in prison to build trust, empathy and understanding – breaking down the “us and them” culture.
在监狱里生活和工作的人可能无法在所有事情上达成一致，但他们通常有着改善当前环境的共同愿望。当我们支持人们挖掘自身的优势和潜力，并以共同的目标将他们凝聚在一起时，改变就会发生。
People who live and work in prisons may not agree on everything, but usually they share a desire to improve the environment they are in. When we support people to tap into their strengths and potential, and bring them together with a shared purpose, change can happen.
维基·卡德威尔（Vicki Cardwell），Spark Inside首席执行官 在皮亚·辛哈在旺兹沃思监狱（HMP Wandsworth）工作期间，我曾在当时的教育与技能部犯人学习与技能处工作。
Vicki Cardwell CEO, Spark Inside At the time that Pia Sinha was working at HMP Wandsworth, I was working for the then Department for Education and Skills in the prisoners’ learning and skills unit.
这些项目的目的是提升囚犯的技能水平，改善他们的生活质量，尤其是在读写能力、计算能力以及职业资格证书（NVQs）方面；这些技能通常与囚犯在监狱车间或厨房工作中所需的技能相匹配。这样的项目为囚犯提供了明确的学习目标、成就感，以及出狱后的更好就业机会。
Its aim was to increase the qualifications offered to prisoners and to improve the outcomes, particularly in literacy and numeracy, and in NVQs, often to match the work that prisoners were already doing in prison workshops and kitchens. Such programmes provided structure, achievement and better job prospects on release.
然而，每年监狱人口都在增加，而相关资金却在减少。在过度拥挤的监狱中，许多囚犯无法获得足够的教育或培训机会。从某种意义上说，这种干预措施其实为时已晚——犯罪已经发生，受害者已经受到了伤害。
But every year the prison population increased while the funding declined. In overcrowded prisons, more prisoners stay locked up, with little access to education or training. And in some ways, that kind of intervention in prison is too late; a crime has been committed and a victim has suffered.
如果能够对那些处于危险中的家庭或儿童提供及时的帮助和支持，监狱人口最终会逐渐减少。无论采取何种措施，都需要投入资金，而且其效果往往需要数年时间才能显现；等到那时，新的政府可能会将这些成果据为己有。这确实是一个艰难的选择，但如果向选民提出这个问题，或许能够获得他们的支持。——菲尔·欣德（Phil Hind），爱丁堡在佐伊·威廉姆斯（Zoe Williams）关于皮娅·辛哈（Pia Sinha）的这篇优秀文章中，最后一段最为发人深省。
Intervention and support for families or children at risk would reduce the prison population in time. Whichever way it’s done, it costs money, with results only visible in a few years’ time, when another government may claim the success. Hard choice, but if put to the electorate, it might get votes. Phil Hind Edinburgh In Zoe Williams’ excellent piece on Pia Sinha, the last paragraph was the most telling.
社会对惩罚的过度依赖反而会导致惩罚效果的逐渐减弱；遗憾的是，这种做法往往被视为一种简单且受欢迎的处理方式。受害者理应得到更好的对待，而不是成为延长刑期或加重惩罚的借口。受害者应该得到必要的支持，以帮助他们应对犯罪带来的身心伤害。
The relentless focus on punishment produces diminishing returns for society but, sadly, too often seems an easy and popular fix. Victims deserve better than being the justification for ever longer or harsher punishment. Victims should have support to manage and minimise the physical and mental impact of the crime.
当然，惩罚是必要的，保护受害者和其他相关人员也同样重要。但只有在我们真正帮助受害者应对他们的心理创伤之后，整个社会才能更加专注于通过康复措施来预防未来的犯罪。从长远来看，这样做或许还能节省更多的资源。——斯蒂芬·埃文斯（Stephen Evans），西约克郡
Yes, punishment has its place, as does protection of the victims and others. But once we properly support victims in managing their trauma, wider society can focus more on future protection through rehabilitation. It would probably also cost less in the long run. Stephen Evans Horsforth, West Yorkshire