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Meet the man whose goal is to fix the UK’s faltering prison system with football

Meet the man whose goal is to fix the UK’s faltering prison system with football
An education initiative is using the lessons of football to break the cycle of reoffending
‘I fell into addiction after my prison sentence. Yoga helped my recovery and now I teach it in prisons’

‘I fell into addiction after my prison sentence. Yoga helped my recovery and now I teach it in prisons’
Since leaving prison, Frankie has turned her life around, becoming a yoga instructor, photographer and joining the Big Issue frontline team
I spent 60 hours sat in a bathtub in Leeds to show how my soap company can tackle addiction

I spent 60 hours sat in a bathtub in Leeds to show how my soap company can tackle addiction
Getting Clean is founded on the principles of community, recovery and enterprise for sustainability. Chis Sylvester explains why – from a bathtub
I’m a probation officer. It’s a frightening, upsetting, but also moving and hopeful world
I’m a probation officer. It’s a frightening, upsetting, but also moving and hopeful world
2,600 forgotten prisoners left to rot indefinitely under ‘inhumane’ sentences outlawed 12 years ago
2,600 forgotten prisoners left to rot indefinitely under ‘inhumane’ sentences outlawed 12 years ago
The prison piano project striking a chord: ‘Music expresses how much we all have in common’

The prison piano project striking a chord: ‘Music expresses how much we all have in common’
I was drinking three bottles of wine a day and totally losing control. Here’s how I got my life back

I was drinking three bottles of wine a day and totally losing control. Here’s how I got my life back
Over 5,500 young lives transformed by Big Issue Invest’s £1.25 million investment in world’s first sports-based social outcomes partnership

Over 5,500 young lives transformed by Big Issue Invest’s £1.25 million investment in world’s first sports-based social outcomes partnership
Prisons minister James Timpson: ‘We inherited a justice system in crisis – but it’s stabilising’

Prisons minister James Timpson: ‘We inherited a justice system in crisis – but it’s stabilising’
‘No two prisoners are the same’: 6 ways we can break the UK prison system’s cycle of failure

‘No two prisoners are the same’: 6 ways we can break the UK prison system’s cycle of failure
Prisoner turned actor Clarence Maclin on life inside Sing Sing – and starring in a film based on it

Prisoner turned actor Clarence Maclin on life inside Sing Sing – and starring in a film based on it
Dear prisons minister James Timpson… Every prisoner should have the opportunity to be creative

Dear prisons minister James Timpson… Every prisoner should have the opportunity to be creative
Filmmaker Melanie Manchot explains how her drama Stephen can offer hope to addicts

Filmmaker Melanie Manchot explains how her drama Stephen can offer hope to addicts
Amy’s Place: How a ‘beautiful’ housing project giving hope became Amy Winehouse’s real legacy

Amy’s Place: How a ‘beautiful’ housing project giving hope became Amy Winehouse’s real legacy
Prisoners could be released 60 days early to ease prison overcrowding

Prisoners could be released 60 days early to ease prison overcrowding
Fixing prison overcrowding may not be a vote-winner – but it’s essential to keep people safe

Fixing prison overcrowding may not be a vote-winner – but it’s essential to keep people safe
How a groundbreaking theatre project is teaching prisoners there’s more to life than crime

How a groundbreaking theatre project is teaching prisoners there’s more to life than crime
How young people in prison are getting a fresh start by giving free haircuts to homeless people

How young people in prison are getting a fresh start by giving free haircuts to homeless people
From prison cell to homeless, how a new law will give former convicts a better chance at turning their lives around

From prison cell to homeless, how a new law will give former convicts a better chance at turning their lives around
This small change in the law will give prisoners the best chance to rebuild their lives

This small change in the law will give prisoners the best chance to rebuild their lives
Charities call for multifaceted approach to help ex-offenders into work

Charities call for multifaceted approach to help ex-offenders into work
How Scotland’s Violence Reduction Unit breaks the cycle of crime


