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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Working with young women in prison
Geoff Knott
Young female offenders and ex-offenders in particular are in desperate need of positive role models, new skills, new opportunities and new aspirations.
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