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AVP helps people to deal with conflict and violence, and build better relationships with others. In Britain, this is achieved through the provision of workshops in prisons and in the wider community, and a distance learning programme, ‘Facing Up to Conflict’, available free of charge to all prisoners. The organisation's priority groups are offenders and ex-offenders, people affected by domestic violence, and those whose mental health has been affected by violence.

We work with people from all disadvantaged backgrounds, all equality protected characteristics; also: suffering from poverty, deprivation, homelessness, addictions, ex-prisoners, past convictions, abuse, neurodiversity, isolation...

We are grassroots, equality and lived experience founded and led, are in close contact with the beneficiaries we are supporting.

We provide writing and publishing services, which include writing for wellbeing, improving educational and career related writing skills, employability, social integration, improving mental health and tackling isolation, mentoring and editing support to get into publishing and journalism.

We run writing workshops for prisoners, motivational writing competitions which tackle stigma and aid social integration, also innovational book publishing projects.

We provide supervised work placements, arrange accessible and inclusive cultural and social events. Our beneficiaries can join us as volunteers, staff, and trustees

Beyond the Gate is a magazine published by ex-offenders for people entering and leaving custody. The point of the magazine is to encapsulate information that people in those situations need, and to sign-post them in the right direction to get any help they need. As well as features by these support groups and organisations, the magazine will also feature stories from people who have successfully broken their own offending cycles and are now leading crime-free lives.

Making A Difference

Booted and Rooted Ltd is in the business of changing and shaping lives through innovation, enterprise, and poetry.

Based at the Greenman, Loughborough Junction, the work that we are doing is aimed at providing a holistic approach to solving some of our society’s biggest challenges.

We work with people from all backgrounds and champion diversity, inclusion, and well-being and aim to create a place where everyone feels valued and has a sense of belonging, helping to keep the public safe. Giving people the chance to turn their lives around.

We undertake the full range of work with offenders before and after sentences. This will include assessment, sentence implementation, offender management, and producing reports. We provide case management support to a full range of offenders utilizing service procedures and practice directions that underpin professional judgment

Conviction helps people to navigate and have a voice in the criminal justice system. It develops practical resources to help people access their rights and to support campaigning and policy work, and offers its casework and advocacy service for those in most need.

Core Systems is a software company specializing in interactive offender technology solutions. Our solutions assist offenders in custody, on probation and serving community sentences to take an active role in transitioning back into the community successfully.

Doing What Really Matters (DWRM) works with universities to offer a much wider range of degree courses than are currently available to students in prison. We focus on the provision of study materials, tuition and greater participation in a learning community so as to properly engage students.

As there is currently very limited support for prisoners on release, this tends to mean students are unable to complete their course or sit the required exams. We bridge that gap by providing post release support to enable students to attend university campus to complete their degree. We also provide specialist employability support and mentoring to people leaving prison.

Empower, education and personal development of the global African- Caribbean community from Cradle to Grave. Services fall into four main categories: Thriving Angels - focused on mental well being and creativity. Empathy Souls - various projects connected with women and children that have been impacted by the criminal justice system. Young Pioneers - 0-11 early intervention and activities to promote healthy cohesion with the use of music and dance. Guardian Angels- concentrating on the youth justice aspect of the community addressing what works and what needs development to engage the community and improve the outcomes for the youths.
Empathy Souls priority is outreach so collectively and with collaboration with partners can provide authentic cultural translation for the African-Caribbean Community aligning their strengths so they can for full their purpose.

EP: IC is an independent research, evaluation and consultancy collective in social and
criminal justice. Our team is formed from those with lived and learnt experience of prisons.

GamCare is the leading provider of information, advice, support and free counselling for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling. We operate the National Gambling Helpline, provide treatment for problem gamblers and their families, create awareness about responsible gambling and treatment, and encourage an effective approach to responsible gambling within the gambling industry.

We work within the Criminal Justice System on specific projects. The National Gambling Helpline is also available in all prisons, with the calls not being included within prisoner call allowance and prisoners are able to receive telephone 121 interventions from any prison by appointment.

Give a Book is a charity that promotes books and the pleasure of reading in the hardest places. Prison Reading Groups (PRG) is part of Give a Book. Our main areas of work are in prisons and custody suites throughout the UK. We provide creative and practical ways of leading to reading. We support family reading, reading groups, and other reading initiatives in the criminal justice sector.

Glasshouse leverages theatre for social change within the Criminal Justice System. By uniting diverse communities, we use the power of creativity to conduct impactful workshops, produce thought provoking theatre and foster dialogue to reshape perceptions of prison and those affected.

Our vision is to create trauma-informed dialogue about systemic injustice, driving social change through theatre. Glasshouse encourages active participation in criminal
justice reform by holistically engaging all impacted individuals, spanning education, the prison system and the private sector. By challenging individual and societal mindsets, attitudes and misconceptions, Glasshouse hopes to influence radical reform and abolition at policy level.

As an organisation we centre the voices of those with direct lived experience of prison, either through incarceration or frontline work. Founded by ex-Prison Officers, Glasshouse champions the stories often ignored and suppressed, from within the prison walls.

Established in 2010, Inside Justice is an
award winning charity that conducts
casework investigations on behalf of people
who claim they’ve been wrongly convicted.

We provide free access to experts and lawyers and identify and challenge systemic failings.

Inside Justice is a registered charity founded by Louise Shorter, former producer/director of BBC TV’s long-running miscarriage of justice investigative series Rough Justice. Our casework team is run on a lean overhead which harnesses the power of an army of expert volunteers.

We receive applications predominantly from prisoners or from their family and friends. We are also alerted to cases by lawyers who believe an innocent person may have been jailed but who can do no more due to Legal Aid funding cuts.

We rely totally on charitable support to investigate miscarriages of justice for prisoners and their families

Founded in 2012, Key4Life is a dynamic, expanding charity which works on the front-line with young men (18 to 25 year-olds) in prison and those at risk of going to prison, helping them to find a new path and successfully reintegrate back into society through an innovative seven-step model. Key4Life empowers vulnerable young offenders, minimises barriers and creates opportunities to ensure successful rehabilitation and integration into society upon release. Key4Life's aims are to reduce youth re-offending rates and not only address symptoms but rather the root causes of re-offending.

Currently 74% of young offenders end up back in prison within 2 years of release (Ministry of Justice 2012). Participants who have been through the Key4Life programme are 4 times less likely to re-offend.

This year, Key4Life is running prison programmes for participants at HMP Thameside, HMP Forest Bank and HMP Fosse Way and preventative ‘At Risk’ programmes in London and Somerset.

Magistra Civitas CIC is a social enterprise with over 48 years collective experience working across Probation, Prisons, Reducing Reoffending Pathways, Health, Social and Justice sectors.

We provide training and interventions to support organisations and individuals to achieve positive and sustainable outcomes. All of our programmes are Open College Network Accredited and underpinned by Restorative Practice principles.

Our innovative approach takes the best technical aspects of 'What Works', such as CBT, risk, need and responsivity, programme integrity, skilled practitioner input, monitoring and evaluation, and applies this within a 'relational' restorative practice approach.

Magistra's mission is 'Simplifying Complexity', therefore the hallmark of Magistra designed courses is that they are inclusive of individual needs.

Mission Statement: To provide care, support, the relief of poverty and rehabilitation for offenders and ex-offenders who are or have been in custody, in particular but not exclusively by providing a support network for Muslim Chaplains.
Our Vision is to raise awareness in all communities of how to effectively contribute towards the vision of rehabilitation and resettlement of the National Offenders Management Service.

Our aims are:
• To support Muslim Chaplains.
• To work towards the resettlement of prisoners and prevention of re-offending upon release.
• To engage with the Muslim and wider Communities
• To provide Faith support inside and upon release
• Provide a mentor or link with faith community after release
• Provide CDs for mental well being of Muslim prisoners
• Print, design and assist in distributing material useful for prisoners
• Organise meetings for members to empower them to provide the above services

Our Coaching Company is a one-stop service provider aimed at people coming from a disadvantaged background men and women 16+, we specilise in working with homeless people and offenders. We offer one-on-one and peer mentoring group sessions, focus groups, and workshops. We also have our own Facebook group. We aim to empower personal transformation, compassion, and well-being. Founded by someone who has walked the path, we understand the challenges our clients face. By addressing triggers, vulnerabilities, and opportunities for growth, we empower individuals to create a fulfilling and purpose-driven life. Together, we illuminate the path to self-discovery and help our clients embrace a brighter and more empowered future and live the best version of themselves. We have a counseling team that helps with trauma and more. We are always seeking collaboration and partnership to help cover all 7 areas of rehabilitation and are willing to travel to make a change and build better communities.

No Place Productions are a grass-roots not-for-profit organisation dedicated to creating & delivering unique, gritty theatre performances, digital creative experiences, & drama based learning programs which explore pertinent, social issues.
Based within the North West, we work all over the UK & Europe within the community & custodial sector, including prisons, probation centres & drug rehab facilities to engage with people with fewer opportunities.
With our experienced team of multi-skilled, diverse artists, we use practices to give people with fewer opportunities a voice, tackling issues at the forefront of the social & economic climate by delivering hard hitting creative programs with an unparalleled realism – our trade mark. It is this unique delivery which provokes real reflection, discussion & genuine potential for positive change.
Our vision is to help to build a safer, fairer society, in which everyone has the opportunity to appreciate & realise their own personal potential.

We specialise in finding jobs in the hospitality industry for anyone who is or has been homeless, an ex-offender or a vulnerable veteran.Through a close working relationship with the Ministry of Justice, we liaise with New Futures Network Job Brokers & in-prison coaches from the DWP. We hold pre-release recruitment affairs and are about to commence a strategy whereby our partner employers embark on joint projects with selected prisons both in terms of skills delivery and capital investment. The sponsorship of kitchens will be a key part of the strategy. We are also working in partnership with the key custodial education providers including Novus and Sodexo and of the 108 UK prisons, have identified 58 prisons which provide pre-release training & education covering hospitality

Our mission is to show Christ’s love to people in prison by coming alongside them and supporting them. We seek, through prayer and practical care, to help, support and develop a Christian ministry to people in prison and their families.

We do this through our network of over 2,500 volunteers. We are currently ministering in almost all of the 120 prisons in England and Wales.