Kimberley Wilson calls for investment in better nutrition
“When it comes to making prisons safer for prisoners and staff, improving nutrition really is a no-brainer.”
Kimberley Wilson, psychologist, former Governor of the Tavistock & Portman NHS Mental Health Trust, and Think Through Nutrition Ambassador, has published an article in BBC Science Focus Magazine about How small changes to prison food drastically cut inmate violence.
Key stats from the article:
UK government spend over £44,000 to house a single prisoner for a year, up nearly £10,000 since 2015
Think Through Nutrition prison studies showed that when you introduce better nutrition (with supplements as a proxy), violent incidents reduced on average by 30%
“For a potential 30 per cent reduction in violence, enhanced physical and mental health, and better staff retention, improved nutrition would seem like a worthwhile investment”
— Kimberley Wilson