Lucy Ball

CEO at New Bridge Foundation

[New Bridge @new_bridge]

"an amazing human connection... the impact is truly marked... it can turn prisoners' lives around": our Vice President Professor David Wilson shares why he's backing our campaign to #KeepPrisonersConnected by making a donation this autumn: https://t.co/SDokIjPEy8 #charity #prison

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@PeterStefanovi2 @ShabanaMahmood Our charity @new_bridge supports people in prison and recently did some digging into data surrounding some of the people on IPPs, and just how far over tariff they are: the graphic below paints a stark picture.

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@ChrisJamInglis @MartinSLewis I second this!

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We're at @serviceatkings Volunteering Fair, talking to students and staff from @KingsCollegeLon about #volunteering with us to support an isolated person in #prison
Join us and #bethebridge

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Read our press release about @ProfDavidWilson's
impassioned speech on the #prison system, the need for reform and the role #volunteers can play in bringing about change (full speech also available at this link):
https://t.co/SqXem1mn6v

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@ProfDavidWilson opens our #volunteer conference
#bethebridge

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@lbilli91 joins us to present on 'Young people and the social conditions that predictably breed violence' at our #volunteer conference
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Lucy Gampell joins us at our #volunteer conference to talk about the role of the Parole Board
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Morag (chaplain for the neuro diverse wing at HMP Pentonville) joins us now at our #volunteer conference to talk about The Sycamore Project
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@EmmaDogliani joins us now to talk about Music At The Ville - the project she runs bringing music into HMP Pentonville
#bethebridge

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@CirclesUk CEO Riana Taylor joins us at our #volunteer conference to talk about the work of Circles UK and the role of volunteers
#bethebridge

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Some of our amazing volunteers are themselves victims of sexual abuse, and want to work with us to help prevent other people becoming victims, Riana from @CirclesUk tells @new_bridge volunteer conference

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People who complete a Circle have a significantly reduced rate of reoffending, Riana from @CirclesUk tells the @new_bridge volunteer conference

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We are passionate about preventing further victims of sexual abuse, and we know every person with a sexual offence who we support with our programme, results in fewer victims, Riana from @CirclesUk tells @new_bridge volunteer conference

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Volunteers contribute a minimum of £17bn to the economy and @new_bridge volunteers should be proud of being part of that, says Riana from @CirclesUk

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@new_bridge volunteers can't shift fundamental social inequalities but they can provide relationships of unconditional care and respect says @lbilli91

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Scarcity of material wealth & sense of worth generates conditions likely to breed violence, says @lbilli91. Inequality is vast and damaging in so many ways, & UK pretence of meritocracy compounds this
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We need to create more conducive conditions for breeding care, love, wellbeing and support in young people says @lbilli91
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We need a carefully balanced response to youth violence: it's a tiny proportion of young people, and a lower rate than in prev years, but still far too much of it, causing far too much harm.
Need to avoid cliches but recognise severity of the issue says @lbilli91
@new_bridge

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There is too much scandal related to young people, says @lbilli91 at the @new_bridge #volunteer conference, which is unhelpful and damaging