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Meek Review into Sport in Prisons: Six Months On

Professor Rosie Meek has continued her influential work on the use of sport in rehabilitation in prisons

  • Date05 March 2019

There have recently been several events marking six months since Professor Rosie Meek from the Royal Holloway School of Law published her independent review into the use of sport in adult and youth prisons.

Sport, prison, rugby, rehabilitation

The Meek Review was originally published in August 2018.


Early February 2019 saw Professor Meek co-hosting an event at the Ministry of Justice with Edward Argar MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice. Over 100 key players in the sporting and justice worlds gathered to hear officials from HM Prison and Probation Service give an update on progress made in responding to Professor Meek's 12 recommendations, six months on from the publication of her national independent review last year. Professor Meek also published a blog with her reflection on the day:

Alliance of Sport


Professor Meek has recently discussed her work on the benefits of sport and physical activity in prison settings on two different New Zealand radio stations. She outlined her research findings that point to the social, physical and psychological benefits of promoting physical activity in prisons, both in the UK and internationally.
Reflecting on her research visit to prisons throughout NZ in December, Professor Meek was also asked to identify priorities for the New Zealand Department of Corrections in developing their physical activity provision, calling for more targeted sports-based interventions which draw on community partnerships.


Both interviews can be accessed here:

NewstalkZB 

Radio New Zealand

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