By Prison Radio Association
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Kieron Bryan is an author, entrepreneur and former prisoner. In this episode, Kieron tells Zak and Jules how while serving a long prison sentence he discovered his passion for books, and read over 250 behind the door.
He also shares how he used the skills he learned while in jail to set up multiple businesses, write a chess book for kids called ‘The Pawn Who Wants To Be Queen’, and how he has kept his mindset on track post release doing his Masters Degree and growing all his businesses.
The full version of this episode can be found wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/1646949340
Useful organisations:
Open University https://www.open.ac.uk/
Suited and Booted https://suitedbootedcentre.org.uk/
The Longford Trust https://www.longfordtrust.org/
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In this episode Jules chats to Milan. Milan works as a careers advisor, alongside studying for a degree in criminology. She’s a self confessed ‘geek’, which is something she found out about herself while serving 8 years of a 16 year sentence in prison. Milan talks to Jules about the different obstacles she dealt with in prison, including the death of a loved one, and what it was like being released after 8 years inside.
The full version of this episode can be found wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/1646949340
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In this episode Zak and Jules discuss prison visits. They share their memories of visits they had while they were serving sentences, and talk about what they learned from people still inside about the things they like best about visits. They also talk about the prison walk of shame; what happens when someone ghosts you on a visit.
In part 2, Zak and Jules share more of their personal memories of visits and hear from some family members of people in prison about what they love about visiting their people inside, and also what they find difficult. They also break down what happens on a closed visit, and why you might get one of those.
Useful Organisations
Prison Phone https://www.prisonphone.co.uk/
Families Outside https://www.familiesoutside.org.uk/
Sussex Prisoners Families – https://www.sussexprisonersfamilies.org.uk/
Partners of Prisoners https://www.partnersofprisoners.co.uk/
PACT https://www.prisonadvice.org.uk/
Prisoners Families Helpline 0808 808 2003
National Prison Radio Family and Friends Request Show https://prison.radio/national-prison-radio/#songrequest
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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.
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In this episode Jules talks to somebody who is working hard to make prisons more supportive places for people with autism. Kirsty has an autism diagnosis herself, and after many years of struggling to find the right support, and having spent time in prison herself, knows what needs to change. She is now using her voice to make changes in the criminal justice system for people who are neurodiverse.
Useful organisations:
Junction 42, https://www.junction42.org/
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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.
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In this episode, Zak and Jules sit down with former Prison Officer, Alex South to discuss her time working in some of the UKs most notorious prisons including HMPs Whitemoor, Wormwood Scrubs and Belmarsh.
Alex tells Zak and Jules about the main reasons she wanted to become a prison officer, and talks about the characters she met and the conditions she saw in the prisons she worked in.
Alex also shares what she thinks needs to be done to improve conditions for staff and prisoners living and working in the UK's prisons, and the importance of positive relationships between staff and prisoners.
This episode is also available as a video, just search Life After Prison in Youtube.
Useful organisations:
Trailblazers https://trailblazersmentoring.org.uk/
National Association of Official Prison Visitors https://www.naopv.com/
Belong https://belongmakingjusticehappen.co.uk/
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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.
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✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF
🖥️ Website: https://lifeafterprisonpod.com/
In this episode Jules talks to successful business woman, Tracy Mackness, who’s had a huge transformation from a self-proclaimed ‘Essex Bad Girl’ to a pig farmer.
Tracy runs the Giggly Pig Company, and has around 600 pigs, (as well as 18 dogs and 2 chickens!). Tracy first came into contact with pigs when serving a 10 year prison sentence. One of the over 50 courses Tracy took inside was pig husbandry, and that experience changed her life on a massive scale.
The full version of this episode can be found wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/1646949340
Useful organisations:
Giggly Pig Company https://www.gigglypig.co.uk/
The Oswin Project, Farming Out https://oswinproject.org.uk/our-work/farming-out/
The Samaritans https://www.samaritans.org/
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.
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✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF
🖥️ Website: https://lifeafterprisonpod.com/
In this episode, Zak and Jules talk about their experience of having their life on hold when they were in prison.
They discuss how they felt they were playing catch up in some areas of life while they were inside, and hear from listeners who share their own reflections. Zak and Jules spend some time talking about some of the things they learnt from that time away including how to manage their money, and also about valuing time and finding patience.
This podcast is also available as a video – just search Life After Prison on YouTube.
Useful links:
Money Mondays Podcast - search wherever you get your podcasts
https://prisonreformtrust.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: [email protected]
✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF
🖥️ Website: https://lifeafterprisonpod.com/
In this episode Jules chats to Lilly about her incredible journey. After being abandoned as a child, spending two decades in abusive relationships, losing her children to the care system and spending nearly 4 years in prison, Lilly couldn’t be any more content with how her life is now. She works tirelessly to help other women going through the criminal justice system live the kind of life she is now living. Lilly talks passionately about what has helped her get to where she now, where she has a great relationship with her children and is able to look in the mirror and be proud of the woman looking back.
Useful organisations:
Agenda Alliance https://www.agendaalliance.org/
Daddyless Daughters https://www.daddylessdaughters.co.uk/
One Small Thing https://onesmallthing.org.uk/
Changing Futures https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/changing-futures
Samaritans https://www.samaritans.org/
The Shannon Trust https://www.shannontrust.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: [email protected]
✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF
🖥️ Website: https://lifeafterprisonpod.com/
In this episode, Zak and Jules meet the film maker and host of the A Bit of A Stretch Podcast, Chris Atkins who was sentenced to 5 years for Tax Evasion. Chris talks to Zak and Jules about being on bail for 4 and a half years before he was sentenced and the struggles he faced in prison being separated from his young son. Chris also opens up to Zak and Jules about his experience of white privilege while serving time in HMP Wandsworth, and about the conditions he experienced in jail.
This podcast is also available as a video – just search Life After Prison on YouTube.
Useful organisations:
Storybook Dads https://www.storybookdads.org.uk/
Arkbound Foundation Writing Within Walls https://www.arkfound.org/writingwithinwalls.php
Families Outside https://www.familiesoutside.org.uk/
Sussex Prisoners Families – https://www.sussexprisonersfamilies.org.uk/
Partners of Prisoners https://www.partnersofprisoners.co.uk/
PACT https://www.prisonadvice.org.uk/
Prisoners Families Helpline 0808 808 2003
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: [email protected]
✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF
🖥️ Website: https://lifeafterprisonpod.com/
In this episode Jules meets Sunnie, a Prisons and Community Support Worker for ID Essence. Sunnie and Jules find many similarities between their own stories. They talk about the lead up to Sunnie being sent to prison, what she did to fill her time inside, and how it was being released from prison as a young woman, after going in as a teenager.
Sunnie talks about her passions, what motivates her, and how she has continued to have a positive mentality.
The full version of this episode can be found wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/1646949340
Useful organisations:
ID Essence https://www.idessence.org/
CXK https://www.cxk.org/
Women In Prison https://womeninprison.org.uk/
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