Pleased to announce now available to order through Amazon & Waterside ! Please review! The book is of mothers voices about their reality before during & after prison- as one mum said ‘every sentence for a mother is a life sentence- the pain never ends ’ - https://t.co/FRMlFMdjD3

Last week, a young person with a parent in prison was having a difficult time in school just before a session with one of our practitioners. The session focused on the young person and their mental health and wellbeing. Taking on a strengths-based approach, the young person noted

🔓Our HMP Doncaster Departure Lounge offers support on release to people leaving the prison, including with housing, finances, health and basic essentials. 👇Thanks to @sals_shoes for the donations so we can ensure our service users have a more comfortable release experience 👟

Thank you for hosting us - good to spark conversation-which sparks action - already several schools have gotten in touch with Sarah and I ready to implement support in their schools !

Talking on @BBCWomansHour this morning with @LucyBaldwin08 Discussing the need for children with a parent in prison, to be discovered and supported. Children remain hidden. @ChildrenHandS

Looking forward to joining the conversation on @BBCWomansHour tomorrow with the wonderful @SarahBurrows100 -

‘I felt like I couldn’t talk about it without being judged’ ❓What happens if your parents are sent to prison? In the first part of our #ForgottenChildren series, we heard from Kerry Wright who was 17 when both of her parents were arrested and she was left to support herself ⬇️

Nacro was pleased to work with the @BBCNews on this article. @campbell_robb "The vicious cycle of reoffending so many prison leavers find themselves trapped in is often driven by homelessness and unemployment." You can read our full statement here

⬇️Operation Deerness event information⬇️ Our investigation team are hosting a drop-in event in Consett on Thursday 24 October. We encourage anyone with memories or experiences of Medomsley Detention Centre to come and speak to us. See below for more information:

Our Trustees’ Chair @nicklhardwick2 talks to the @guardian about spending £4 billion building more prisons. "would it be better to reinvest that money in trying to stop people going into prison in the first place?” More at:

"Our prisons are definitely punishing places. We're good at punishing people. But we don't rehabilitate them. Our prisons have a lot of people in them that don't need to be there"- Andrea Coomber. https://t.co/z1RmMiKDbP @JamesHockaday_

For years, women’s charities have called for prison reform, saying prison is not safe for women with mental health problems, or those with domestic abuse histories. We echo @WIP_live's call for the govt to prioritise prevention over criminalisation. https://t.co/XLQ3IfVKSQ

Yesterday, my feature on why in most cases, prison isn't a good placement for women, was published for @BigIssue. Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and work on this - especially @WIP_live, @Anawim_BCW, @we_level_up. https://t.co/1iHh1w1AC8

@hogotheforsaken @CrimeandJustice @BluskyeAllison @francescrook @TheHowardLeague Devastating speech by @LucyBaldwin08 "It is a disproportionate punishment for women, particularly women who are mothers. Prison is not a safe space for women but it is particularly unsafe for women who are mothers." https://t.co/6D1HTW1Icx /6

Across the UK, our members are uniting against the racist, Islamophobic, and anti-immigration riots. Together, we strive towards an equitable society where everyone is physically and mentally safe.

Excited to launch #FeministWalkCork with you @Cork_Alliance @MotherJonesCork and @GibsonConach @tvgcorkclg @SVCCork @SHC_Cork @Gender_Rebels @Linda__Connolly @angevf @jpquinn78 @ISS21UCC @CACSSS1 Map &website to follow thanks to artist Maia Thomas & webdesign EllieMahoney.

It is good to see an increase in the number of people finding employment after prison rising in the past year from 20.5% to 23.9% being employed six months after leaving prison. Read more -

OK sending out to the universe - pls share My son has lost his backpack which contained a treasured teddy he's had since he was born A star wars black/white back pack (pics below) @SydneyAirport on Thur 25 July @Qantas Possibly @BudgetCarRental @BrisbaneAirport @nswtransport

A labour of love for us (pardon the pun) for @midwifeteacher & I the 1st book on this important topic in the UK (unbelievably !) published now please order / review https://t.co/pEgvlxnkPC… @HmppsInsights @we_level_up @bsc_wccjn @dmu @MMHAlliance @womenbeywalls @paula_harriott

Finally after months of being locked out of twitter I managed to get back in ! @SarahBurrows100 our technological wizardry today inspired me to persist !