Nov 4, 2024
Matthew Torbitt is a writer and broadcaster. A period of homelessness as a young man led to involvement in crime, for which he received a sentence. These experiences fed a political awakening and a career working with the Labour Party.
Matthew now writes and tours television studios commentating on politics. He joins us...
Oct 28, 2024
Dwaine Patterson spent 22 years in prison. For seven of those years he was one of a handful of people detained in Close Supervision Centres (CSCs).
CSCs are prisons within prisons, housing those people said to be the most dangerous and disruptive in the entire prison system.
In this remarkable interview, Dwaine...
Oct 21, 2024
David Shipley served a prison sentence for fraud. He had never known anyone who had come into contact with the criminal justice system prior to his conviction. His sentence was eye-opening for him. He became 'radicalised' by the experience and promised himself he would do everything he could after release to talk as...
Oct 14, 2024
Simon Madu was released from prison in 2021 after serving twelve years in prison. He remains 'on licence' and must report to his probation officer regularly as part of his continuing sentence.
However, Simon is also a member of staff at His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service, as the Engagement Lead for a...
Oct 7, 2024
In 2004, Paula was imprisoned for eight years for a drugs offence.
Twenty years later, she is the trailblazing Chief Executive of a prominent national charity, being cited multiple times for her pioneering work in the criminal justice sector by none other than the Minister of State for Justice, and noted by The Times...