WithYou keeps contract to support hundreds of men in Lincolnshire prisons

WithYou has been given a direct award by NHS England to continue providing drug and alcohol treatment services to hundreds of men in HMP & YOI Lincoln and HMP North Sea Camp.

Over the last year both services have been engaging prisoners quickly with 99% of HMP & YOI Lincoln clients and 100% of HMP North Sea Camp clients going from triage to structured intervention within 21 days. At HMP & YOI Lincoln 77 clients completed treatment within custody, and 79% of HMP North Sea Camp’s discharges did not re-present to treatment within 6 months.

WithYou works closely with our NHS and prison partners to help the hundreds of men who are detained in the two prisons, focusing on changing behaviours and providing clients with the tools to progress through their individual journey in the prison and then back out into the community following release.

Vicki Carter, head of service delivery for WithYou at HMP & YOI Lincoln and HMP North Sea Camp, said:

“We’re incredibly proud of our teams in the two prisons whose dedication, hard work and care has changed the lives of so many of the men they’ve worked with. 

“We’re not sitting still and already have plans for the services going forward, including funding to work with neurodivergent prisoners to develop supportive resources. We’re also excited to work in partnership with Emerging Futures to enhance our lived experience offer, and maintain continuity of care, ensuring a smooth transition from prison to community services.”  

Karen Ratcliff, national criminal justice lead for WithYou, said:

“I’m so proud of the work being done at HMP & YOI Lincoln and HMP North Sea Camp, which demonstrates how we put our beliefs into practice. We’re making significant progress within criminal justice at WithYou and look forward to continuing collaborating with partners in the sector to deliver high quality services to our clients. We know that our clients experience significant challenges with stigma - but we believe every single person in prison deserves equal access to high quality treatment and recovery services.”