A curious lawyer’s journey to justice
From a video by ACE-Aware Scotland
I watched a one-hour film called 'Resilience'. It was all about childhood trauma. I watched and thought, "I've been a lawyer for 25 years and I didn't understand any of my clients".
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A Hidden Sentence
From a video for the charity North East Prison Aft
A video created by young people impacted by having a parent in prison. "Police came to the house. My dad was stood with handcuffs. I got put out by mum and went up the street crying."
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Step Inside the Circle
From Compassion Prison Project
"In prison, you're not supposed to show your weaknesses. But to take each step forward in the circle was a reminder to ourselves that we still have humanity and we want to be loved. Most people on the outside don't understand it."
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Invisible Walls Wales
From a blog by Lemos&Crane
Results of an initiative focused on supporting prisoners in maintaining strong bonds with their families, particularly their children and partners
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Online - Leveraging Tech to Reduce Reoffending & Strengthen Rehabilitation
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As prisons accelerate digital transformation, the focus is shifting from whether to use technology to how to use it humanely to support rehabilitation. With rising levels of distress across the estate, there is an urgent need for digital tools that help staff understand individuals more holistically — improving safety, rehabilitation, and long-term outcomes.
This webinar examines how modern technology can unify behavioural patterns, assessments, and contextual factors to surface the sociodemographic, criminological, and custodial drivers behind behaviour. One such tool is AiM and our speakers will report back on an independent evaluation of it shows that it turns routine custodial data into relational intelligence that supports meaningful engagement.
Staff using it report that it fits naturally into daily practice, identifies risk earlier, and strengthens human connection — essential for rehabilitation.
22/01/2026
12:00