Tag Archives: Prison

How to show care to someone you know in prison

Posted on November 6, 2017 by

You have heard that someone you know is in prison. What can you do? England has the highest imprisonment rate in Western Europe. Most  prisoners (over 70%) have committed a non-violent offence, almost half of those in prison are serving … Continue reading →

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Insights from Inside

Posted on October 16, 2017 by

Inside – an exhibition at the Royal Festival Hall, gathers art from prisoners’ entries for the Koestler Awards for works of art by people in the UK’s criminal justice system. For this year’s awards participants were asked to respond to … Continue reading →

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Encouraging hope in prison

Posted on October 12, 2016 by

Each year ‘Prisons Week’ invites the Christian community, through individuals and churches, to remember and pray for prisoners and for the needs of all those affected by prisons. Appropriately the day (October 12th) when we remember Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), the … Continue reading →

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