This mixed methods study examined the impact of a prison–community partnership, entitled Work 2 Give. The partnership supports a program in which federally incarcerated men in Canada make items to donate to Indigenous communities. Qualitative interviews were conducted with participating men (n = 32), recipient community members (n = 29), and other prison and community stakeholders (n = 14). Selected outcomes (transfers to higher security, successful transfers to lower security, and serious institutional charges) were examined for 60 incarcerated men for whom data were available. Findings suggest that the program positively affected the men’s identities and provided opportunities for communities to help incarcerated men to heal; both sets of stakeholders see potential to strengthen the program. Whereas the emphasis has been on unidirectional donation, and the impetus for the program has been with correctional staff, findings suggest a bidirectional model with stronger feedback loops between the prison and community to support reciprocity, investment, and visibility would enhance impact. This model has broad implications for strengthening community–prison partnerships.

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“双方医治”：通过互惠和投资增强监狱与土著社区伙伴关系的效力

这项混合方法研究考察了名为“工作2给予”的监狱与社区伙伴关系的影响。该伙伴关系支持一项计划，在该计划中，加拿大受联邦监禁的男子制造的物品要捐赠给土著社区。对参与人员（n = 32），受助社区成员（n = 29）以及其他监狱和社区利益相关者（n = 14）进行了定性访谈。对60名有数据可查的被监禁男性进行了检查，评估了选定的结局（向较高安全性转移，向较低安全性成功转移和严重的机构指控）。研究结果表明，该计划对男子的身份产生了积极影响，并为社区提供了帮助被囚禁的男子康复的机会；两组利益相关者都认为有潜力加强该计划。尽管重点一直放在单向捐赠上，而该计划的推动力却来自惩教人员，但研究结果表明，在监狱和社区之间建立具有更强反馈回路的双向模型，以支持对等，投资和可见度会增强影响。这种模式对加强社区与监狱的伙伴关系具有广泛的意义。