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Government should consider a statutory “ban the box” for all employers and improve the support to people released from prison
…people released from prison and do more to encourage employers to recruit people with convictions. Christopher Stacey, Co-director of Unlock, said: “Today’s report shows that current government policy is failing…
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Suspended prison sentence
…crime you will usually go to prison to serve the sentence. When does it become spent? (over 18) The rehabilitation period is based on the length of the prison sentence,…
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Personal Story
Life beyond prison
Shauna When Shauna left prison she knew she would have to shed friends and stay motivated. After being sentenced to five years in prison at the age of 19, life…
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Personal Story
59 convictions and only just going to prison!!!
…offered the job. I needed prison clearance, but my prospective employers did not envisage any problems from my conviction. For any job, I make a habit of mentioning my conviction…
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I didn’t know the real sentence would start after leaving prison
…things will be perfect. If you leave prison and they offer you hostel accommodation, take it! In my case they opened the prison door and left me to it. Probation…
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Unlock in prison!
In February 2016, we were invited by Plias Resettlement to visit Wormwood Scrubs and Pentonville prisons to present workshops on criminal records and disclosure (they deliver the National Careers Service…
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Blog – ‘Through the gate’ services are failing to support people leaving prison into employment
…states: “All except one of the prisons we visited were able to set bank accounts up for prisoners, but even where this service was available, some prisoners were still released…
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Settled status: what you need to know if you are an EU citizen and have a criminal record
…April 2009 do not lead to a referral Prison sentences from before 6 October 2015, where the prison sentence is still being served, will be referred If your prison sentence…
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Personal Story
From prisoner to probation officer – securing a job as a probation officer with a criminal record
…me, whatever happened. Prison is prison and the worst part of it is the boredom. The prison education department arranged for me to sit my ‘A’ levels. There begun my…
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Understanding your licence conditions
Summary Often, with hindsight, people released from prison say that they thought prison would be the hard bit, when in fact it was after prison that they really started encountering…
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