Bird Podcast | Stories from prison

Two chicks talk to five fathers serving time in HMP Hewell. We hear their stories, the importance of family ties and all about the relentless work of Nikki and Helen to find out what it really means to do time. 

Guests share that family days, Storybooks Dads and parenting courses have positively impacted relationships with their families on the outside. 

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Two chicks return to HMP Pentonville to uncover stories and solutions from their neurodiversity unit. 

We speak to staff and residents about sensory rooms, therapy dogs, kinder regimes and pathways for change to find out what it really means to do time. Expect social justice info, stats and prisons insights from Bird on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter @BirdPodcast 

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Two chicks talk to six young adults from the notorious maximum security jail, HMP Belmarsh.

They share their experiences of Category A restrictions, challenges with progression, youth violence, solutions and advice to find out what it really means to do time. We found a group of mature and reflective people, able to consider the impact of their mistakes but looking to the future, providing solutions to youth violence and how the custodial estates can support young adults.

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Two chicks talk to four men from the Therapeutic Community inside HMP Wymott.

They share their experiences of drug and alcohol misuse and the impact this has had on their lives and families as they reflect on their journey through the TC programme, as we explore what it really means to do time.

Trigger Warning: This episode references suicide

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Bird Podcast returns with episodes recorded exclusively behind bars for their third season.

Two chicks investigate what it’s like for 5 men serving life sentences inside HMP Garth. They share their experiences of coping with lengthy sentences, reflections on their journey inside and how small things can make a big difference as we explore what it really means to do time.

Warning: This episode contains strong language

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Bird Podcast returns with episodes recorded exclusively behind bars for their third season.

Two chicks lift the lid on the disproportionality in the UK criminal justice system. They speak to young people working with the Youth Justice Service about their lived experience of Stop and Search, root causes of youth crime, and the Black Lives Matter movement. Haringey Councillor Mark Blake sheds light on diversity in government and Haringey Youth Justice Service Manager, Matthew Knights provides his professional point of view from working with many Black and Ethnic Minority young people to find out what it really means to do time. --------------------------------------------------- Links  

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Link: Ethnic minority doctors are less likely to gain consultant posts, survey finds  Link: Disproportionality Project, Evaluation Report - Islington and Haringey YOTs (October 2020) Link: The Ether Programme  Link: Stop Watch, accountable policing 

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Two chicks speak to young people who’ve directly experienced exclusion from school. Harry & Kadeem share how this affected their education and lifestyle as children. London charity, Just for Kid’s Law help us understand exposure to criminality and alternative education provisions to find out what it really means to do time.

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