Prison Reform to Continue
The new justice secretary, Liz Truss, is to press ahead “at pace” with her predecessor Michael Gove’s radical prison reform programme despite a fresh warning from the chief inspector of prisons thatRead More…
Cross & the Crown
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Compassion
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17Mar/16
Effective Prisons
from The Independent Successful prisons could take over failing ones as part of wide-ranging reforms of the criminal justice system, the Justice Secretary has said. In a policy bearing strong similarity toRead More…
07Mar/16
Inside Prison
The Guardian newspaper was recently granted access to two of the largest prisons in the UK: HMP Wandsworth and HMP Oakwood. The articles about each provide an interesting insight into the challenges ofRead More…
Handily Creative Clip
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08Aug/11
Prison Closures Affecting Hewell
On July 13th the Secretary of State for Justice, Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP, announced the results of a prisons capacity review and competitions strategy. Aspire has long been involved inRead More…
Liturgy & Alt
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14Jan/11
Romania Trip – Part II
Jesus heals the world over When returning from a time such as we have, it is quite normal for people to ask if you ‘had a good time’. Many of you readingRead More…
21Dec/10
Is Prison Ministry the Same the World Over?
David and I recently traveled to Romania and visited people in prison there. We want to share some of our thoughts and discoveries of the power of Jesus in prison ministry in Romania. WeRead More…