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If Andy Burnham is serious about ending rough sleeping, he mustn’t overlook people leaving prison
If Andy Burnham is serious about ending rough sleeping, he mustn’t overlook people leaving prison
Following our article on prison leavers, the CEO of Forward Trust reiterated the need for the action to prevent prisoners being released on to the streets
‘I had to be honest with myself after leaving prison. I wanted a different life’
‘I had to be honest with myself after leaving prison. I wanted a different life’
SWIM Enterprises is a CIC supported by Big Issue Invest that helps people on their recovery journeys
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’
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
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
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
‘I’ve done awful things – but I try to be better’: Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness
‘I’ve done awful things – but I try to be better’: Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness
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
Scotland has the perfect antidote to ex-prisoners’ reoffending rates
Scotland has the perfect antidote to ex-prisoners’ reoffending rates
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
