THIRD SECTOR

Hope for young adults in custody

Jessie Ben-Ami outlines how the West Midlands’ Always Hope project pilot is working with councils and other partners to increase the chances of rehabilitation for young care-experienced men aged 18-25 leaving prison.

A shocking 25% of adult prisoners have experience of the care system compared to 1% of the population.

For many young adults with experience of care and custody, there is often a lack of clarity about the roles of professionals around them, making it difficult for them to know what education, health, housing and employment support they can expect and from whom.

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