One element that is lacking within the Prison Service – although chaplains, psychologists and many prison officers, particularly the older ones, make a huge effort to fill this role – is the giving of more emotional support to prisoners. Many of them feel they have been badly done down by society. There is not much point in them coming out of prison even more bitter than they were before they went in. It would be helpful to reflect on how we could put a little more effort into that aspect, perhaps by way of more discussion with the chaplains in prisons, the parole workers and social workers to see what could be achieved. The objective is to try to get offenders to reintegrate into society in a better way.