How Can I Manage My Finances After Release?
Life After Prison
When you first get out of jail, managing your finances can be tricky, even opening a bank account can be difficult. Clean Slate is an organisation that helps people with their finances. In this episode, Emma, their head of programmes, joins Zak and Jules, to explain how to set up a bank account, how Universal Credit works and signposts to lots of useful organisations and resources that can help you manage your money. Organisations mentioned: Clean Slate – https://www.cleanslateltd.co.uk/ Clean Slate/Quids In Benefits Checker –...
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What’s it Like Having a Relationship on the Outside, when you’re in jail?
Life After Prison
Zak and Jules are continuing to chew over the massive subject of relationships when one or other of the people involved are in prison. In this episode they focus on how it feels when you’re inside but the person you love is on the out. Useful Organisations: Prison Phone Limited https://www.prisonphone.co.uk/ Sussex Prisoners Families – Partners of Prisoners PACT Prisoners Families Helpline 0808 808 2003 Families and Friends of Prisoners https://ffops.co.uk/ National Prison Radio Family and Friends Request Show...
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How Can I Rebuild My Confidence After Prison?
Life After Prison
This week on Life After Prison we’re throwing it back to a really important episode about building your confidence up again when you've been inside. Whether it’s navigating social situations, knowing what to say in a job interview, or feeling like people are judging you for your conviction, it can be really tough to get your confidence back after spending time in jail. In this episode Zak and Jules break it down with some help from other people who've been behind the door. This podcast is also available as a video – just search Life After Prison on YouTube. ...
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I Went From Care To Prison: Ian Thomas
Life After Prison
In this episode, Zak and Jules sit down with Ian Thomas to talk about his experience of the care system, and his journey from care to addiction, prison and recovery. In the first part of this incredible conversation, Ian shares the story of how he was first arrested aged 10.5, and talks about how his addiction began. If you’re struggling with your mental health and you need support today, you can contact The Samaritans on 116 123 any time of the day or night. Please know that you are not alone, you matter and there are people out there who can help...
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How Can I Manage My Health When I Leave Prison?
Life After Prison
This week we're throwing it back to a really useful episode about managing your health once you have left prison. Kate Morrissey from NHS England joins us to explain how to register with a GP, talk about the NHS Reconnect service and how to access it and provides information about where else you can go for support for different healthcare needs. Organisations mentioned: How to register with a GP surgery – If you have problems registering with a GP surgery you can call the NHS England Customer Contact Centre on 0300 311 22 33 or contact your local Healthwatch ( Groundswell GP...
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What's It Like To Have A Partner In Prison?
Life After Prison
Zak and Jules hear from listeners who have partners in prison and talk about how tricky it can be when your loved one is behind the door. This podcast is also available as a video – just search on YouTube. Useful organisations: Sussex Prisoners Families – Partners of Prisoners PACT Prisoners Families Helpline 0808 808 2003 Families and Friends of Prisoners https://ffops.co.uk/ National Prison Radio Family and Friends Request Show This season we want to hear what you think about Life...
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How Can I Take Care of My Mental Health After Prison?
Life After Prison
In this episode, Jules and Zak are joined by Wendy Robinson from CALM to talk about taking care of your mental health after you leave prison. We talk about how challenging it is when you first come out, and how reality can be different to what you expected. Wendy talks about how normal it is to struggle with your mental health after prison and the different ways you can get help. If you’re struggling with your mental health and you need support today, you can contact The Samaritans on 116 123 any time of the day or night. Please know that you are not alone, you matter and there are people...
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How Do you Deal with A Life Sentence? Steve Gallant
Life After Prison
Steve Gallant was serving a life sentence for murder when he made headlines for tackling a terrorist on London Bridge. In part one of their conversation with Steve, Zak and Jules hear all about the events that happened on that dramatic day on London Bridge in 2019, and how it led to Steve receiving the Queen’s gallantry medal for bravery. They also ask Steve how he dealt with receiving a life sentence, and what he learnt from doing such a long stretch in prison. This podcast is also available as a video – just search on YouTube. Useful organisations: The Howard League For Penal...
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How Can I Continue With My Education After Prison?
Life After Prison
Continuing or starting education after leaving prison can be a challenge. Here, Scott from the Shannon Trust chats to Zak and Jules about the importance of education, what the challenges might be when you leave prison, and what options are out there after jail. Organisations mentioned: Shannon Trust – Read Easy – National Careers Service – National Careers Service Hotline – 0800 100 900 WEA – Open University – NACRO - This season we want to hear what you think about Life After Prison, by completing this short...
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What Dilemmas Did You Have to Deal with in Jail? Zak and Jules
Life After Prison
Zak and Jules answer all your burning questions about prison and beyond. They tackle questions about what they would change about the prison system, and also break down the subject of what they spent time in prison for themselves. Zak and Jules also get stuck into some jail based dilemmas that people have shared with them from behind the prison door. Later we hear about the dilemmas Zak and Jules have faced since their release from prison. This podcast is also available as a video – just search on YouTube. Useful organisations: Aquarius Gamcare...
info_outlineIn this series of Getting Out, we’re going to be focusing on your questions about housing. In this episode, we’re revisiting a previous episode where Jules and Zak spoke to Heidi Trott from Shelter to discuss the housing options available if you've recently left prison.
Useful organisations:
- Shelter
- Crisis
- St Mungo’s
- Housing For Women
- NACRO
- Framework
- Langley House Trust
- Recycling Lives
- St Giles Trust
- Change Grow Live
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