Four words shouted at Princess Kate as she enters women's prison
The Princess of Wales visited a women's prison on Tuesday
The Princess of Wales visited HMP Styal in Cheshire this week, where she encountered first-hand the realities faced by mothers in prison. During her trip Kate met both former and current prisoners who have benefited from the support provided by a mother and baby unit managed by Action for Childrenâa charity she advocates for as Royal patron.
The princess has sympathised with former prison mothers who suggested their parental support behind bars was better than services in the outside world. She told staff from the unit: âIt is great that you are looking at the motherâs wellbeing as well. The best thing for baby is to have a mother whose emotional needs and wellbeing is met as well.â
This engagement marks Kate's fifth in just over two weeks, as she resumes official duties following her cancer treatment. Upon her arrival at the facility, Kate was greeted by the four-word chant of "we need more funding" and the sound of whistles from women leaning out of accommodation block windows.
The princess smiled, waved and said hello to other inmates who were also straining to get a glimpse of the royal guest. She sat down with two former inmates, one woman who left the prison six weeks ago with her toddler son after serving a 14-month sentence for an undisclosed offence and another woman, who was 30 weeks pregnant when she began an 11-month sentence and gave birth to a daughter in prison.
The former inmate who has a son told Kate how it was only by being sent to prison that she received âso muchâ help, something that was unlikely to have been available in her local community. The future queen replied: âIt shouldnât have to take something like this to get access to something like thisâŚâ
The ex-offender who has a son said: âI only left six weeks ago and I am just getting rolling with everything again. Thinking about work, nurseries. I have said so many times that I just wish I could take this (prison) nursery and put it in my home town.â
She added: âItâs hands down the best nursery. My son just ran up to the nursery worker straight away and recognised her just now.â When Kate chatted with staff from the mother and baby unit, she asked about its effects on reoffending, suggesting it was âmassiveâ, and was told normal reoffending rates for women were around 70% but this reduced to just 12% with those receiving parental support.
During Kateâs meeting with the former inmates, the ex-offender who has a son said: âWe are both first-time mums and put it this way, we didnât start the best way, but where we are now is incredible. We got the most out of it we possibly could. We made silly decisions and ended up in this position, but you canât turn back the clock. So we just stuck with it in here and got as much out of it as we could.
âThere is so much we have done that I wouldnât necessarily get access to if this hadnât have happened.â
The mother and baby unit is one of three Action for Children run in prisons in the north of England, and they provide a separate living area for inmates, who are helped to care for their babies by trained prison staff and early years and family support practitioners.
On her visit, the princess met privately with four mother-inmates and viewed their living quarters and the nursery.Kate has made the promotion of the early years development of children one of the key elements of her public work.
Amanda Taylor, operational director of childrenâs services at Action for Children, said: âGiven the challenges the mums are going through, it is really important to give the babies the very best start in life. The princessâ passion is early years and she understands the impact on the outcome of adulthood happens during these critical early years.
âThe babies arenât prisoners, the babies happen to be living in this environment. So itâs really important for us to give them the best start in life. Itâs why the environment for them and their mothers is so important.â
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