Unlocked Perspectives Holly Nichols

Welcome to Unlocked Perspectives!

This episode takes a look back at all the fantastic people who have joined me on this podcast. It will reflect on some of their answers and provide more context to the conversations taking place around prison reform.

Thank you to all the wonderful people who have joined me on this podcast, your stories have provided invaluable insight and context to this discussion. I am so grateful to have been able to speak to you all.

Thank you for listening.

This is Unlocked Perspectives: Episode Six – The Epilogue

Produced & Hosted by Holly Nichols

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Welcome to Unlocked Perspectives!

In this episode, I speak to two fantastic women, Angela Kirwin and Sarah Templeton, about the fantastic work they do to campaign for prison reform and their experiences working in prisons and supporting offenders.

Angela Kirwin spent over a decade working as a social worker in some of Britain's most notorious prisons. She is now an author and prison reform campaigner and has documented her experiences and the stories of the men she met in her book "Criminal."

Sarah Templeton is a qualified counsellor and coach and worked in Young Offender units and adult male prisons.

She now dedicates her life to helping and raising awareness for people with ADHD people who have found themselves in tied up in the Criminal Justice System.

This episode aims to unlock the perspective of the people who go behind prison walls to provide support to offenders.

This is Unlocked Perspectives: Episode Five – The Support

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Welcome to Unlocked Perspectives!

In this episode, I explore the intricacies of the female prison estate in England and Wales and the problems currently facing it.

I speak to a female prison leaver all about her experience with the prison system and I speak to Erin Gavaghan, the Executive Director and joint CEO of the Clean Break Theatre Company, an organisation which uses theatre to keep the subject of women in prison on the cultural radar.

In this episode I also chat with psychotherapist, CEO and founder of Mental Health Works Ltd Noel McDermott, all about his time working in the female prison estate.

This episode aims to unlock the perspective of the female prisoner and how women's prisons differ from men's.

This is Unlocked Perspectives: Episode Four – The Women's Prison

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Welcome to Unlocked Perspectives!

In this episode, I speak to two people who are on the other side of the prison system and hear about their own perspectives based on their experience.

Alex South is a former Prison Officer with ten years’ experience working for His Majesty’s Prison Service. Alex is now an author and in 2023 she released a book called Behind These Doors which provides a powerful and moving account of her time and experiences as a female prison officer.

I also speak to Daley Jones, a Detective Constable in the Metropolitan Police who, in April 2021 he was diagnosed with combined ADHD. Since then Daley has founded, and co-chairs the ADHD Alliance, a national support group for Police officers and staff with ADHD, or those who support someone with ADHD. Daley is passionate about improving the lives of people with neurodivergent conditions both within the police and for people who come into contact with the criminal justice system.

This episode aims to unlock the perspective of the officers on the other side of the prison system and gain insight into how their own personal experiences have shaped the work they now do.

This is Unlocked Perspectives: Episode Two – The Officer

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Welcome to Unlocked Perspectives!

In this episode, I speak to three brilliant women from an organisation called Partners of Prisoners, or POPS, a user led organisation which supports families through their contact with the criminal justice system as a result of a loved one’s conviction.

I spoke to CEO of POPS, Diane Curry OBE, about her own personal lived experience and how she has channelled it into her work at POPS. I also spoke to Operations Manager Debbie Seddon and Communications and Training Manager Rebecca Cheung about their fantastic work at POPS and what they think needs to change in our prison system.

This episode aims to unlock the perspective of the family and loved ones of people in prison and begin to break down the barriers and stigma that often surround these people in society.

This is Unlocked Perspectives: Episode Two – The Family

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Welcome to Unlocked Perspectives!
In this episode, I speak to two prison leavers about their experiences with the prison system. David Breakspear left prison in 2017 after a revolving door of crisis and crime which started in his teens and took him through to his late forties. David now uses his first-hand experience with the prison system to campaign for change and strongly advocates against the school to prison pipeline, an issue which he says has a massive impact on children and families.

I also speak with David Dunn. David founded an organisation called Release Mates, after being released from prison in 2022. David is now the founder and CEO of Release Mates, where he uses his own experience with the prison system and addiction to support prison leavers upon release date.

This episode aims to unlock the perspective of the prison leaver and recognise how their unique experiences have shaped the knowledge they bring to this podcast.

This is Unlocked Perspectives: Episode One – The Prison Leaver

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