Foundation for Art and Creative Technology (FACT)

FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) is the UK's leading media arts centre, based in Liverpool. Offering a unique programme of exhibitions, film and participant-led art projects, we use the power of creative technology to inspire and enrich lives. As part of our Communities and Health programme we have been working with Veterans to create digital projects for the past 3 years. As part of this programme (Veterans in Practice), FACT has been developing our work further to extend our understanding of the position of Veterans within the Criminal Justice Setting and extend our reach of collaborative work with Veterans. Exact numbers of former Armed Service personnel in prison in Britain is at present unknown and figures are widely contested. It is believed that the number represents ‘a significant subset of the adult male prison population and by occupation, potentially the largest’. We are now working to explore what it means to be a Veteran within the Prison system.