Ministry of Justice announced plans to reduce Friday releases. Prisoners vulnerable to addiction, mental health issues or homelessness will no longer be released on Fridays under new plans to cut reoffending and make streets safer.
We support prison leavers with their resettlement needs from the day of release. This includes housing, mental health, and finances.
Our CAS-2 services across England and Wales give people who are eligible to be released from prison and don’t have a suitable address somewhere stable to live.
Nacro wins Gold at the 2023 Charity Film Awards for their film which is part of their Cell Street Repeat campaign.
Would you be willing to plunge 160ft to raise money for vulnerable young people? That’s what one man did to help Lincolnshire NEST get a therapy pet.
The Offenders Day of Release from Detention Act (2023) has become law, ending Friday releases for vulnerable people.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) – landmark legislation which recognised the need to give people the chance to move on from their pasts.
The most recent figures from the Youth Justice Board show that in excess of 4% more children and young people aged up to 18-years-old are within the secure estate, in comparison to 2016. Read more.
Carl shares his story of being released from prison on a Friday.
