About this theme
This theme covers topics relating to prison and penal reform including ways to reduce reoffending in the UK. Many Fellows have undertaken projects addressing this over the years including as part of our recent programme of Fellowships developed in partnership with The Prison Reform Trust in 2013-2015. Partnership stories
Fellows' updates May 2024 Fellows' update: David Morgan
David Morgan (CF 2018), Founder and Director of Entrepreneurs Unlocked CIC, which he established in 2019 as a result his Fellowship, recently had the social enterprise featured by BBC News.
By David Morgan, 2024
Fellows' updates May 2024 Fellows' update: Alex South
Alex South (CF 2017) appeared on BBC Radio 4 and on BBC 2's Politics Live discussing the current conditions within prisons.
By Alex South, 2024
Blogs & conversations A Fellowship Journey - 10 Years on
Mark Walsh recently retraced his Fellowship journey to the USA, this time accompanied by his family. Here he reflects on what has happened since his original trip and what his Fellowship means to him.
By Mark Walsh, 2024
Blogs & conversations Unlocking Rehabilitation: Learnings from high imprisonment rates
England and Wales imprisons more of its citizens than any other country in Western Europe according to a Prison Reform Trust Report. And in 2015, I became one of those imprisoned citizens.
By Jacob Hill, 2024
Blogs & conversations Reading in prisons - why there are grounds for optimism
Ministry of Justice data shows that 57 per cent of adult prisoners have literacy levels below those expected of an 11-year-old.
By Richard Wakelin, 2024
Blogs & conversations Behind These Doors: humanising the people behind the headlines
I became a prison officer at 22. As a young woman starting my first proper job, I found those first few months tough. Intense, intimidating, even misogynistic at times. But I also found courage and hope. My nerves turned into confidence, and those months turned into years.
By Alex South, 2023
