Last year, parkrun reported on research findings from His Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) highlighting the benefits of parkrun on men in custody. The research, published in the Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, showed how engaging in parkrun in prison confers a range of advantages both for the men and the prisons too.
Now, another piece of research has been published in the Journal of Forensic Practice, this time focusing on women in custody and their experiences of parkrun. The findings are similarly optimistic with a great deal of crossover, but also reflect some of the different issues that men and women in prison face.