Life After Prison
Life After Prison

Life After Prison

Prison Radio Association

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A podcast for anyone who has spent time in prison or is close to someone who has. Featuring incredible stories from people who've been inside, plus advice and support for those recently released. Follow us at @afterprisonpod on Instagram and X and @lifeafterprisonpod on TikTok

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Recent Episodes

How Do You Deal With Uncertainty?
FEB 20, 2025
How Do You Deal With Uncertainty?

Zak and Jules discuss dealing with the fear of the unknown and how this affected them when leaving prison. They also hear from people inside about some of the hobbies they’ve developed to help pass the time, and the small privileges they now recognise that they’re missing out on. 


Useful organisations:

Mental Health and Emotional Support

Mind (Nationwide) – Offers mental health resources, advice, and support

https://mind.org.uk

Samaritans (Nationwide) – Provides a listening ear for anyone struggling or feeling overwhelmed.

https://samaritans.org

Second Step (Bristol and South West) – Provides mental health support and housing assistance.

https://second-step.co.uk

Housing and Homelessness

Shelter (Nationwide) – Offers housing advice and support.

https://shelter.org.uk

The Wallich (Wales) – Provides housing and support services for people experiencing homelessness.

https://thewallich.com

Crisis (Nationwide) – Assists individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of it after release.

https://crisis.org.uk

St Petrocs (Cornwall) – Supports individuals at risk of homelessness, including those recently released from prison.

https://www.stpetrocs.org.uk/

YMCA Derbyshire (Midlands) – Provides supported housing and life skills programs for ex-offenders.

https://ymcaderbyshire.org.uk


Employment and Training

St. Giles Trust (Nationwide) – Supports people transitioning out of prison, including help with employment.

https://stgilestrust.org.uk

Tempus Novo (Yorkshire) – Connects ex-offenders with employers and provides mentoring support.

https://tempusnovo.org

Northern Learning Trust (North East) – Offers education and mentoring for individuals in the criminal justice system.

https://northernlearningtrust.org.uk

Bounce Back (Nationwide) – Helps individuals leaving prison gain training and employment in construction.

https://www.bouncebackproject.com/


Mentoring and Personal Development

Spark2Life (London)– Offers mentoring and personal development for people navigating life after prison.

https://spark2life.co.uk

The Forward Trust (Nationwide) – Provides life coaching, addiction recovery, and reintegration programs.

https://forwardtrust.org.uk

The Footprints Project (Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight) – Provides mentoring and support for reintegration after prison.

https://www.footprintsproject.co.uk/

Sacro (Scotland) – Offers mentoring and restorative justice services for reintegration.

https://sacro.org.uk


Legal and Advocacy Support

Unlock (Nationwide) – Provides advice on dealing with criminal records and rights post-prison.

https://unlock.org.uk

The Howard League for Penal Reform (Nationwide) – Campaigns for improvements in prison conditions and post-release support.

https://howardleague.org

Changing Lives (North East & Yorkshire) – Offers creative programs alongside housing, addiction recovery, and employment services.

https://changing-lives.org.uk


Contact us:

If anything you’ve heard in this podcast has inspired you to make a positive change in your life, or you’d just like to get in touch, please contact us.

💬 Socials: @afterprisonpod on Instagram and X, @lifeafterprison on TikTok

📧 Email: podcasts@prison.radio

✉️ Write: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

🖥️ Website: https://lifeafterprisonpod.com/



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Life After Prison The Spark: Scout
FEB 13, 2025
Life After Prison The Spark: Scout

In this episode Jules chats to Scout, a poet, writer and broadcaster. Scout, who ended up in prison after experiencing a manic state of psychosis, explores themes of mental health, prison and sobriety in her work. She talks to Jules about rediscovering her ability to write, turning to faith in prison and learning to like yourself. 

 

The full version of this episode can be found wherever you get your podcasts: (link) 

 

Useful links and organisations: 

National Prison Radio: https://prison.radio/national-prison-radio/  

The Mad Art of Doing Time: https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/scout-tzofiya-bolton-the-mad-art-of-doing-time  

Scout’s Guardian article (link to follow in January) 

The Ballad of Scout and the Alcohol Tag https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00223pb  

Alcoholics Anonymous: https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/  

 

Contact us: 

If anything you’ve heard in this podcast has inspired you to make a positive change in your life, or you’d just like to get in touch, please contact us. 

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok 

📧 Email us: podcasts@prison.radio 

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF 

🖥️ Website: https://lifeafterprisonpod.com/ 


 



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I Planned My Business In The Prison Kitchen | Abdul Bangura
FEB 6, 2025
I Planned My Business In The Prison Kitchen | Abdul Bangura

Zak and Jules meet Abdul Bangura. Abdul has served three prison sentences. He is now a successful entrepreneur running his own aviation business. Abdul talks to Zak and Jules about how a chance meeting with his mentor in prison set him on a path to see his own potential. 


Useful organisations:  

 

The Alac Group – Abdul Bangura’s aviation Company 


https://thealacgroup.co.uk/about 

 

Power The Fight – a charity that empowers local communities to end youth violence 


https://www.powerthefight.org.uk/ 

 

School For Social Entrepreneurs – Supporting people ignite change in their communities 


https://www.the-sse.org/ 


Social Ark (East London) – Social Ark is a charity supporting young people from under-resourced communities, including ex-offenders, to create social enterprises or community-focused businesses.  


https://www.socialark.co.uk/  


The Open University – Business and Entrepreneurship Courses (Nationwide) – The Open University offers a wide range of courses in business, management, and entrepreneurship, with many open to those with justice system involvement. 


https://www.open.ac.uk/  


The King’s Trust (Nationwide) – The King’s Trust offers a range of programs to support young people, including ex-offenders, in starting their own businesses. 


https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/  


The Longford Trust (Nationwide) – The Longford Trust offers mentoring and scholarships to prisoners and ex-offenders pursuing higher education. 


https://www.longfordtrust.org/  


Tempus Novo (Leeds) – Tempus Novo works with ex-offenders to secure stable employment, particularly focusing on the transition to self-employment or business ownership for those who want to pursue an entrepreneurial path. 


https://www.tempusnovo.org/  


Changing Lives (North East and Midlands) – Changing Lives provides support for those coming out of prison, including pathways to entrepreneurship and self-employment through vocational training. 


https://www.changing-lives.org.uk/ 

 

Contact us:  

If anything you’ve heard in this podcast has inspired you to make a positive change in your life, or you’d just like to get in touch, please contact us.  

💬 Socials: @afterprisonpod on Instagram and X, @lifeafterprison on TikTok  

📧 Email: podcasts@prison.radio  

✉️ Write: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF  

🖥️ Website: https://lifeafterprisonpod.com/ 



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48 MIN