Keeping a person in prison is costly: £46,696 per annum in 2021/22. The cost to society is even greater as this excludes the costs of detection and prosecution (probably over £20,000) and the lack of tax income (the average UK citizen generates over £10,000 per annum).
Helping people to avoid getting into a life of crime, or to establish a stable life after a custodial sentence, should deliver large financial returns for the State as well as enhancing the quality of individual lives. There are many charities operating in this space. The most effective ones will usually have a proven record of reduced reoffending. However, this needs to be compared with a comparable benchmark group, preferably validated by the Justice DataLab.
Blogs
Overcrowded Prisons
The UK has a higher proportion of the population incarcerated than any other country in Western Europe. Moreover, overcrowding in prisons means that the scope…more
Research
Centre for Social Justice:
UK think tank that addresses social issues, including those related to criminal justice.
Clinks:
An organisation that supports charities working with offenders and their families in the UK. They provide resources, research, and support for organisations in the criminal justice sector.
Government Agency
Justice DataLab:
MoJ agency providing free independent evaluation of reoffending data
Employment education & training Social welfare Mental health Poverty relief
Size of Charity:
Small
Medium
Large
Mainly working in:
UK National
Local
Mainly for the benefit of:
Specific ages
Specific genders
Specific races
Specific family members
People with disabilities
People with mental illness
Excluded & vulnerable persons
The Recruitment Junction is a recruitment agency for ex-offenders. We are a not-for-profit enterprise with a social heart, on a commercial mission. Our vision is to see people with convictions rediscover a sense of purpose through work and become role models who drive positive generational impact across their families.
We support people across Teesside and North Yorkshire with a past conviction into paid employment. Our mentored approach ensures we select those who are stable, ready, and committed before referring into our network of socially invested employers.
Spending: £175,823
Where do they operate?
Darlington, Durham, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Yorkshire, Redcar And Cleveland, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-tees, Sunderland
Anawim exists to support women and their children, especially women vulnerable to exploitation including prostitution. It seeks to provide wider positive choices to help them achieve their goals and reach their full potential as part of the wider
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Anawim exists to support women and their children, especially women vulnerable to exploitation including prostitution. It seeks to provide wider positive choices to help them achieve their goals and reach their full potential as part of the wider community.
Switchback is an intensive mentoring programme. Switchback Mentors help 18-30 year old male offenders - Trainees - make real, long-lasting change after their release from prison. By combining a personalised, intensive mentoring relationship with a practical programme, we are able to make employment a realistic
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Switchback is an intensive mentoring programme. Switchback Mentors help 18-30 year old male offenders - Trainees - make real, long-lasting change after their release from prison. By combining a personalised, intensive mentoring relationship with a practical programme, we are able to make employment a realistic prospect for this vulnerable group.Formerly registered as charity number 1121672.
The Koestler Trust is the UK's leading charity for arts in prisons. Through awards, feedback, mentoring, outreach and involvement, it plays a unique national role in encouraging offenders, secure psychiatric patients and immigration detainees to take part in the arts, often transforming their lives. The Trust then brings prison arts to the public through exhibitions, publications and events.
Provision of services offering advice, advocacy and support to those facing severe social disadvantage and multiple barriers in their lives. Particular focus on provision of training and support for those with lived experience to become professional workers able to support these services and enter the job market.
Return disaffected people who are finding life difficult in some way,to education, training or employment.One to one mentoring activities to increase self esteem and self worth. Counselling adults and young people and providing domestic abuse support.
COMMUNITY CHAPLAINCY WORKS WITH PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS AND OF NONE. IT SEEKS TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL, EMPOWERING AND AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR PRISONERS AND EX-PRISONERS BOTH PRIOR TO DISCHARGE AND ON RELEASE, IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY SUCCESSFULLY
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COMMUNITY CHAPLAINCY WORKS WITH PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS AND OF NONE. IT SEEKS TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL, EMPOWERING AND AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR PRISONERS AND EX-PRISONERS BOTH PRIOR TO DISCHARGE AND ON RELEASE, IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY SUCCESSFULLY RE-INTEGRATE INTO THE COMMUNITY, REALISE THEIR POTENTIAL AND NOT RETURN TO PRISON.
Spending: £159,593 5Y Trend:
Where do they operate?
Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Wiltshire, Torbay, Plymouth City, Isles Of Scilly
Llamau provides an holistic service incorporating Family Mediation, Training, Advice & Advocacy, Supported Accommodation, Women's Refuges, Tenancy Support and Assertive Outreach to vulnerable homeless and potentially homeless young people and women. We support them to live independently in their communities, resolving immediate homelessness and preventing future homelessness.
Wellbeing/educational programmes in woodland and green spaces, helping disadvantaged adults and children refocus and rebuild their lives; engaging them in skills learning and self development: NEET, victims of crime, ex-offenders, mental health, substance misuse, ex-forces, unemployed, disengaged from school, learning disabilities. Conservation of the environment. Train and deliver forest school.
The Recruitment Junction is a recruitment agency for ex-offenders. We are a not-for-profit enterprise with a social heart, on a commercial mission. Our vision is to see people with convictions rediscover a sense of purpose through work and become role models who drive positive generational impact across their families.
We support people across Teesside and North Yorkshire with a past conviction into paid employment. Our mentored approach ensures we select those who are stable, ready, and committed before referring into our network of socially invested employers.
Darlington, Durham, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Yorkshire, Redcar And Cleveland, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-tees, Sunderland
Anawim exists to support women and their children, especially women vulnerable to exploitation including prostitution. It seeks to provide wider positive choices to help them achieve their goals and reach their full potential as part of the wider community.
Switchback is an intensive mentoring programme. Switchback Mentors help 18-30 year old male offenders - Trainees - make real, long-lasting change after their release from prison. By combining a personalised, intensive mentoring relationship with a practical programme, we are able to make employment a realistic prospect for this vulnerable group.Formerly registered as charity number 1121672.
The Koestler Trust is the UK's leading charity for arts in prisons. Through awards, feedback, mentoring, outreach and involvement, it plays a unique national role in encouraging offenders, secure psychiatric patients and immigration detainees to take part in the arts, often transforming their lives. The Trust then brings prison arts to the public through exhibitions, publications and events.
Provision of services offering advice, advocacy and support to those facing severe social disadvantage and multiple barriers in their lives. Particular focus on provision of training and support for those with lived experience to become professional workers able to support these services and enter the job market.
Return disaffected people who are finding life difficult in some way,to education, training or employment.One to one mentoring activities to increase self esteem and self worth. Counselling adults and young people and providing domestic abuse support.
COMMUNITY CHAPLAINCY WORKS WITH PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS AND OF NONE. IT SEEKS TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL, EMPOWERING AND AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR PRISONERS AND EX-PRISONERS BOTH PRIOR TO DISCHARGE AND ON RELEASE, IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY SUCCESSFULLY RE-INTEGRATE INTO THE COMMUNITY, REALISE THEIR POTENTIAL AND NOT RETURN TO PRISON.
Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Wiltshire, Torbay, Plymouth City, Isles Of Scilly
Llamau provides an holistic service incorporating Family Mediation, Training, Advice & Advocacy, Supported Accommodation, Women's Refuges, Tenancy Support and Assertive Outreach to vulnerable homeless and potentially homeless young people and women. We support them to live independently in their communities, resolving immediate homelessness and preventing future homelessness.
Wellbeing/educational programmes in woodland and green spaces, helping disadvantaged adults and children refocus and rebuild their lives; engaging them in skills learning and self development: NEET, victims of crime, ex-offenders, mental health, substance misuse, ex-forces, unemployed, disengaged from school, learning disabilities. Conservation of the environment. Train and deliver forest school.
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