Constance Marten moved to Surrey prison offering rehabilitation services
Constance Marten has been transferred from HMP Bronzefield to Send Prison in Surrey, where rehabilitation and wellbeing services are available. The move comes 13 months into her 14-year sentence for gross negligence manslaughter following the death of her baby daughter, and after she was granted permission to appeal her sentence.
Send offers therapy, acupuncture and courses including gardening, beauty therapy and gym instruction, as well as support through a psychologically informed unit. A source cited in the article says Marten is pleased with the move; the prison has previously been praised by inspectors for its rehabilitative ethos. The article says Marten has been categorised as a domestic violence victim with a hidden disability and is barred from contacting her former partner, Mark Gordon, who is held at HMP Belmarsh.
- Marten moved to Send Prison 13 months into her 14-year sentence.
- The Surrey prison offers therapy, acupuncture and rehabilitation programmes.
- She has permission to appeal and cannot contact Mark Gordon.
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Constance Marten is a British socialite who was convicted of gross negligence manslaughter after her baby daughter died. Her former partner, Mark Gordon, was also convicted in connection with the baby’s death; the two were found after a nationwide search in 2023.
Gross negligence manslaughter is a form of criminal manslaughter involving a serious failure to meet a duty of care. Marten received a 14-year prison sentence and has been granted permission to appeal it, meaning a court can consider whether the sentence should be changed.
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A prison transfer that gives Marten access to therapy, wellbeing support and purposeful courses may help her address the circumstances surrounding the offence and prepare for life after custody. Support tailored to her reported status as a domestic violence victim with a hidden disability could also help ensure her needs are met while she serves her sentence.
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Rehabilitation services are a legitimate part of prison life, but their availability to a high-profile prisoner may prompt questions about fairness and whether comparable support is accessible to others with similar needs. Given the gravity of the offence and the death of a child, some may also feel that coverage focused on the benefits of the transfer risks giving too little attention to the seriousness of the harm and the family affected.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Baby killer Constance Marten ‘is over the moon’ at move to a soft jail which offers inmates therapy and acupuncture just 13 months into her 14-year sentence”.