Life After Prison

Jon from Humankind joins Zak and Jules to discuss the challenges around continuing, or starting, your Recovery journey after prison. We discuss the importance of reaching out for help and that it's never too late to do so. Jon tells Zak and Jules about the importance of carrying naloxone and also explains how volunteering can help you with staying on track with your recovery.  This podcast is also...

Ben Jones and Steve Girling both spent time in prison as a result of gambling. In part 1 of this interview they talk to Zak and Jules about how their gambling addiction led them to stealing money from their employers and ending up in jail.   Almost a quarter of people in prison have reported having a gambling problem. Ben and Steve present the National Prison Radio show and podcast, Hold or Fold w...

In this series of Getting Out, we’re focusing on your questions about housing. In this episode, Jules spoke to Louis who came out on HDC and is now finding it difficult to find suitable housing. Clara is Custody Service manager at St Mungo’s and she joined us to offer some solutions to Louis.  Useful organisations:  St Mungo’s Riverside Doing What Really Matters Shelter Housing Advice Citizens Adv...

Zak and Jules talk about the issues around relationships when a loved one is locked up in jail and the impact on those relationships once you get out. Before that they answer your questions about jail.  This podcast is also available as a video – just search Life After Prison on YouTube. Useful organisations: Sussex Prisoners Families – https://www.sussexprisonersfamilies.org.uk/ Partners of Priso...

In 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 Tr...

David Navarro is a TV Producer, presenter and filmmaker. He started the successful Youtube Channel, Delinquent Nation from prison. David spent almost a decade in prison in his 20s. Here he talks to Zak and Jules about his time inside, and how he qualified for the Olympics when he was a teenager but chose the road life instead.  This podcast is also available as a video – just search Life After Pri...

Our brand new series of Life After Prison starts next week, but in the meantime, Zak has been going back through some of his favourite episodes from the vaults.  In this episode from series 1, Tassie joins Zak and Jules to talk about her journey through the Criminal Justice System, from entering as a YO and becoming homeless at a young age, Tassie reflects on the life that she fell into and how sh...

Life After Prison will be back in a few weeks with a brand new series, but in the meantime Zak has been digging in the crates to bring you some of his favourite episodes from Season 1. In this episode Zak and Jules are joined by CEO, radio producer, presenter and DJ Anthony Olanipekun who left prison and founded music platform Soul Surge. Tony opens up about his life before, during and after priso...

Before we return with the brand new series of Life After Prison, Zak has been digging in the vaults for some of his favourite epsiodes from series 1. This was one of our very first epiosdes, where Zak and Jules share their stories and explain how they ended up where they are today as the hosts of the Life After Prison podcast. They reflect on receiving their sentences, other people’s perceptions o...

Jules chats to Debbie Sadler from Unlock about the recent changes to the rules around disclosing your conviction. There are new rehabilitation periods for some offences which means that it will take less time for some convictions to become spent. Debbie explains what these changes will mean to you depending on your conviction.    Useful organisations: Unlock’s Disclosure Calculator - https://unloc...

Zak and Jules discuss what new beginnings mean to them. We also hear about Jules recent trip to visit East Sutton Park, the last prison she was in before she was released and where she sat down with her mentor in the gym there. The full version of this episode can be found wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/1646949340 This podcast is also available as a video – just search Life After...

In this series of Getting Out, Jules is joined by Debbie Sadler who is Head of Advice at Unlock – an organisation that provides information and advice to people with convictions. We asked for your questions about employment and in this episode, Debbie talks about how to navigate stigma at work. Useful links: Unlock NACRO Samaritans Samaritans helpline – 116 123 (24 hours) Contact us: If anything y...

Both Andrew Morris and Sara Ramsden have personal experience of dealing with IPP sentences. Andrew from serving 12 years inside on the sentence, and Sara with a partner serving it. Both currently campaign for changes to the sentence with UNGRIPP. Here, Zak and Jules talk to them about their experience of this sentence, using clips from their recent conversation with Lord David Blunkett. This podca...

In this series of Getting Out, Jules is joined by Debbie Sadler who is Head of Advice at Unlock – an organisation that provides information and advice to people with convictions. We asked for your questions about employment and in this episode, Debbie answers Faye’s question about making progress in your career with a conviction. Useful links: Unlock Clinks Directory National Careers Service Conta...

Zak and Jules discuss what they like about the festive period and how they spend their time over the holidays now they are out of jail. This podcast is also available as a video – just search Life After Prison on YouTube. Useful organisations: Causeway NACRO Crisis Centrepoint Contact us: If anything you’ve heard in this podcast has inspired you to make a positive change in your life, or you’d jus...

In this series of Getting Out, Jules is joined by Debbie Sadler who is Head of Advice at Unlock – an organisation that provides information and advice to people with convictions. We asked for your questions about employment and in this episode, Debbie gives advice on setting boundaries and getting support once you’ve got employment. Useful links: Unlock Clinks Directory National Careers Service Co...

Danny Baker talks about his journey into boxing as a trans man, how boxing helped him get away from his old lifestyle and with his mental health, the importance that Holloway Prison played in that journey, and finding light at the end of the tunnel. This podcast is also available as a video – just search Life After Prison on YouTube. Useful organisations: Akt St Giles Daddyless Daughters Bent Bars...

In this series of Getting Out, Jules is joined by Debbie Sadler who is Head of Advice at Unlock – an organisation that provides information and advice to people with convictions. We asked for your questions about employment and in this episode, Debbie gives advice on what to do when you can't get back into the same type of work you did before prison. Useful links: National Careers Service Skills H...

Zak and Jules discuss how long they were planning their release, their experience of D Cat and answer the question of whether they'd be prepared to go back to prison. This podcast is also available as a video – just search Life After Prison on YouTube. Useful organisations: Business2Business – https://www.business2businesslimited.com/ Contact us: If anything you’ve heard in this podcast has inspir...

In this series of Getting Out, Jules is joined by Debbie Sadler who is Head of Advice at Unlock – an organisation that provides information and advice to people with convictions. We asked for your questions about employment and in this episode, Debbie explains how to find out about restrictions and what your options are. Useful links: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barr...

Corey Johnson has been credited on Drake’s One Dance, recently won A.I.M Entrepreneur of the Year, and includes music producer, record label president, entrepreneur, board member and philanthropist among his job titles. After spending time in and out of prison as a young person, Corey shares what his journey was like from there to here, and what he’s learnt along the way. This podcast is also avai...

In a new series of Getting Out, Jules is joined by Debbie Sadler who is Head of Advice at Unlock – an organisation that provides information and advice to people with convictions. We asked for your questions about employment and in this episode, we talk about what to do about gaps on your CV. Useful organisations: BITC’s Ban The Box Unlock Clinks Directory National Careers Service Contact us: If a...

Zak and Jules discuss things they experienced for the first time inside, Zak updates Jules on the word from the wing in Brixton, and they answer listeners' questions about prison. This podcast is also available as a video – just search Life After Prison on YouTube. Useful organisations: Sussex Prisoners Families Contact us: If anything you’ve heard in this podcast has inspired you to make a positi...

In a new series of Getting Out, Jules is joined by Debbie Sadler who is Head of Advice at Unlock – an organisation that provides information and advice to people with convictions. We asked for your questions about employment and in this episode, Debbie talks about initiatives that help people find work, where to look for jobs, organisations that could support you and practising your disclosure. Us...

Katie now works as a Senior Producer at an arts and homelessness organisation, but her journey into this position was anything but typical. After losing her job during the 2008 recession, Katie found herself in a downward spiral which eventually led her to a maximum security Australian prison. The skills Katie picked up and the things she learnt while inside eventually led her to where she is now....