Together with industry leaders, we have created a rigorous and credible curriculum design to help our young men not only uncover interests and hone talent but also re-engaged with learning, gain practical qualifications, and begin to develop meaningful careers before release.
Our courses are embedded in the pre existing prison education offer and open to all young men in prison with a particular focus on the men from Black and Ethnic Minority backgrounds.
We have partnered with HMP YOI ISIS to deliver our bespoke programmes, co designed and tailored to meet the needs of the young men there.
Theatre,
Staging & EventsTheatre,
Staging & EventsRadio,
Tv & PodcastsRadio,
Tv & PodcastsMedia,
Design & BroadcastMedia,
Design & Broadcast- MusicMusic
Our Challenge
Young adults make up one third of prison sentences in the UK. Of that number over half will be reconvicted within one year of release. And three quarters within two. It’s always the same old story. We want to write a new one.
The numbers
Black or ethnic minority men and women are:
more likely to be unemployed.
More likely to be in prison than their white peers.
More likely than white people to be stopped and searched under section 60 (no suspicion required).
We want to break this cycle by empowering young men in prison to own the next chapter of their lives and shape a brighter future for all.
Our solution
We need diverse perspectives and different stories to create a society which benefits the many. Not the few. While our immediate mission is to create new opportunities for young adult offenders, our long-term goal is to amplify diverse voices within society by contributing distinct talent to the UK creative industries.