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Only 16% of UK firms are recruiting ex-offenders, research suggests A new report has claimed a lack of job opportunities for former prisoners is driving reoffending.

⚠️Our justice system must prioritise rehabilitation.

@theguardian.com letter from @oswinproject.bsky.social: ‘Instead of prison staff “developing relationships with prisoners to help rehabilitation, they were in the office checking release dates due to overcrowding!"

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Want help to recruit safely and fairly? See Nacro’s training for recruiting those with a criminal record shorturl.at/PXeNK

26% of employers said they would be happy hiring people with criminal record and 30% said they were indifferent.

Despite UK skills shortages only 16% of employers have recruitment policies to target prison-leavers.

Only 16% of UK firms are recruiting ex-offenders, research suggests A new report has claimed a lack of job opportunities for former prisoners is driving reoffending.

A report has warned that a lack of job opportunities for former prisoners is driving reoffending due to difficulties covering bills after leaving prison: shorturl.at/amb8p

Wednesday briefing: How ​sentencing ​policies ​have led to a failing prison system in the UK In today’s newsletter: From longer sentences to rising recall rates, prioritising punishment over rehabilitation​ could mean a total collapse of our prisons

Nacro's Chair of Trustee's Nick Hardwick was interviewed by the @theguardian.com about current sentencing attitudes:

"Most people are coming out again, and we hope they don’t come out worse. There’s no evidence that longer sentences are a deterrent.”

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👏 New at HMP Oakwood: eligible prisoners can now enjoy long visits with a family meal. Staying connected cuts reoffending by 39%, per Lord Farmer (ITV): shorturl.at/ebz9U

Nacro has long called for more measures in prisons to maintain family relationships: shorturl.at/XdwVR

👏 New measures to support neurodivergent people in prison:

- Neurodiversity Support Managers (NSMs) introduced

- Raising awareness of neurodiversity

- Supporting staff with tailored strategies

- Acting as a link between prisons, education providers, and health care

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Mental Health in Prison Briefing | Justice ExChange | Policy Research | Nacro Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

The National Health Executive's report reveals mental ill issues in prisons are “the norm, not the exception” and are calling for a portion of money for prison places to go to community mental health support instead.
Our service-user led report also looked at this issue ⬇
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Number of homeless children in England hits new record high More than 169,000 children are homeless and living in temporary accommodation as charities call for housing benefit to cover cost of renting.

This is unacceptable.
"A total of 169,050 children were living in temporary accommodation in England as of March this year while the number of households in temporary housing has risen almost 12% in the last year to 131,140. Both are latest record highs."

Campbell Robb, CEO of Nacro is quoted .@itvnews.bsky.social

"High number of self-inflicted deaths at HMP Leeds is a stark reminder of a system under immense strain and the crucial need for more mental health support. We need urgent investment in infrastructure and staffing."

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“Today’s report on HMP Pentonville is absolutely shocking. People released early in error, others held beyond release date."

"Our prisons are in crisis...while we welcome the Sentencing Review, investment in services inside and outside prison is needed too," Nacro says.

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“IMB's report on HMP Leeds is deeply troubling- prison is not an alternative to mental health care.
“The 'Check on a mate’ scheme is welcome, but without urgent investment in infrastructure and staffing, these efforts will be undermined”
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HMIP report on HMP Haverigg "People in prison are growing their own food, working in community jobs such a gardening, there are activities to reduce isolation and prepare for release, contributing to a low reoffending rate of 6%", Campbell Robb, Nacro.

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Prisoners left waiting 7 months to see dentist in Lancashire prison HMP Lancaster Farms has been criticised by the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) over serious delays in medical services

"HMP Lancaster Farms is just one example of poor healthcare in prison, Nacro's survey found people left with untreated injuries, being driven to swapping or buying medication off others, and performing dentistry on themselves" Campbell Robb CEO at Nacro @lancstelegraph.bsky.social
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It’s #AlcoholAwarenessWeek and at Nacro, our Recovery Near You team are helping raise awareness of alcohol misuse as well as signposting treatment across Wolverhampton.

➡️ Where to find us in Wolverhampton this week: shorturl.at/FrWZj

What are Sir Brian Leveson's recommendations to reduce the backlog in crown courts?

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Voices of Youth – What is prison for? – Fill in a quick survey here We are the Church of England community in and around Gloucestershire, committed to sharing the transforming Gospel of Jesus Christ, so that people may know life in all its fullness

The Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons in England and Wales calls for more community sentences for certain offences, to reduce reoffending: shorturl.at/Tj48F

The bishop welcomes the “creative” ideas of young people on the justice system in a survey to be taken to parliament: shorturl.at/qRVtj

ITV was given access to a mother and baby unit in prison: shorturl.at/5kMCT

“Prisons not helping us, our offending is linked to addiction, if you solve the addiction, you solve the offending", ITV.

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⏰ The #NacroNewsletter is out now! Our regular bulletin explores policy and campaigns work in the Justice, Housing and Education sectors as well as highlighting some good news stories from our services and celebrating the achievements of staff.
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"75% of women in prison were there under 12 months," ITV news: shorturl.at/Y9VXd
"For many women, short sentences in prison are a disaster,” James Timpson.
Nacro welcomes “imminent” steps to block most short sentences following the Sentencing Review.
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Rough sleeping to be decriminalised in England and Wales The government plans to scrap the Vagrancy Act and bring in laws to focus on crimes like organised begging by gangs.

Rough sleeping will be decriminalised next year as government plans to scrap the "cruel and outdated" Vagrancy Act.

This is long overdue, and finally recognises that the majority of rough sleepers have nowhere else to go.

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Young offenders spend most of their time locked in cells - report Staff tell inspectors there is

Nacro chief executive Campbell Robb is quoted in this BBC article.
"We urge government to ensure that children are only held in custody as an absolute last resort and to ensure a safe, rehabilitative environment so children have the best chance to change."
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HMIP report out: 'Building Trust: the importance of positive relationships in young offender's institutions'.

"The environment in our YOIs is profoundly harmful for children...this review should prompt urgent action from government", Nacro.

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Free school meal rule change to make 500,000 more pupils eligible Charities broadly welcome the plans, saying they hope it is a sign of more to come.

"Free school meals to be extended to 500,000 more children in England and Wales, including all those with parents on Universal Credit," the Government.

As a charity supporting young people across England and Wales, Nacro welcomes any plans to tackle child poverty."

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An end to decades of hypocrisy on prisons is in sight – if Labour can seize the chance The Gauke review gives Labour a chance to make a decisive change on the future of prisons, writes former drug czar Mike Trace.

Gauke's Sentencing Review aims to "end decades of failed prison policy. What he hasn’t done is set out detailed proposals for ground-level implementation of his recommendations – so the ball is now back in the court of the government," The Big Issue.

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