Episodios

  • A Prison Officer's Story: Alex South

    A Prison Officer's Story: Alex South
    Sep 5 2024
    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/ 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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  • Life After Prison, The Spark: Tracy Mackness

    Life After Prison, The Spark: Tracy Mackness
    Aug 29 2024
    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/ Unlock https://unlock.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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  • Are You Playing Catch Up With Life After Jail?

    Are You Playing Catch Up With Life After Jail?
    Aug 22 2024
    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: 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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  • Life After Prison The Spark: Lilly Lewis-Bell

    Life After Prison The Spark: Lilly Lewis-Bell
    Aug 15 2024
    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: 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 Experienced White Privilege in Prison: Chris Atkins

    I Experienced White Privilege in Prison: Chris Atkins
    Aug 8 2024
    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: 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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  • Life After Prison The Spark: Sunnie

    Life After Prison The Spark: Sunnie
    Aug 1 2024

    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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  • What Stigma Do You Have To Deal With When You Have a Loved One In Jail?

    What Stigma Do You Have To Deal With When You Have a Loved One In Jail?
    Jul 25 2024
    In this episode, Zak and Jules hear from listeners about the judgement they have faced because they have a family member in prison. They also talk about how long they would wait before telling a potential partner they have been to jail, and the shame and judgement attached to having a sentence. Later, Zak and Jules spend some time discussing ways to deal with the judgement that comes from co-workers, strangers and even friends when you are supporting someone in jail. This podcast is also available as a video – just search Life After Prison on YouTube. Useful organisations: 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 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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  • Life After Prison: The Spark Jen Joseph

    Life After Prison: The Spark Jen Joseph
    Jul 18 2024
    The Spark is a brand new strand of Life After Prison, where Jules speaks to women who have been through the CJS about The Spark they found which set them on a path of transformation and change. In this episode Jules meets the actor, Jennifer Joseph. Jen talks about some of the work she’s proudest of, such as the Donmar Shakespeare Trilogy, and Kae Tempest’s Paradise. They also chat about some of the TV work Jen has been involved with, such as Netflix’s Top Boy, and winning Come Dine With Me. Jen and Jules chat candidly about prison, from initially being arrested and sentenced, to the impact prison had not only on Jen, but on her family too. We hear how Jen discovered theatre after prison, and the impact this has had on her life since release. Useful organisations: Clean Break https://www.cleanbreak.org.uk/ Synergy Theatre Project https://www.synergytheatreproject.co.uk/ Cardboard Citizens https://cardboardcitizens.org.uk/ Women In Prison https://womeninprison.org.uk/ Talawa Theatre Company https://www.talawa.com/ 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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