Blotted Blog

Peer Support Worker & Blogger about the criminal justice system, resettlement, women in prison, rehabilitation and current affairs.

[Unlocked Graduates @unlockedgrads]

"I witnessed education giving people hope, confidence, and the opportunity to create a different identity for themselves."

Inspiring to see the how engaging with education in prison was a turning point for Jonathan, who is now progressing with his PhD. https://t.co/vFGgqiRf2F

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@MsAmyMacPherson Sending my sincere condolences - what a force she was x

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@DrProudman Not as far as I can throw them. I 2as treated so poorly that when I had a breakdown 10 years later and they were called to find me, I refused to deal with them and they made it worse. Awful.

[David Shipley @ShipleyWrites]

Prison changed me. Before I loved to be in busy, noisy places with lots of people. Now I find I just want solitude, or at most one or two others around. After the constant noise of the wing, I just want silence and birdsong.

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Thank you @CostaCoffee Riverside branch for a nice peach iced tea in the sunshine! They didn't mind putting less syrup in for me - great service 🥰

[Children Heard and Seen @ChildrenHandS]

We're so happy to announce that @ChildrenHandS are launching a Parental Imprisonment Practitioner Network on 7th April. We aim to bring together practitioners who support children impacted by #parentalimprisonment and share learning, resources and understanding. Watch this space!

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@FionaSnp Clapping a cheering for you! X

[Nadia Whittome MP @NadiaWhittomeMP]

Next month, MPs get a £2,200 pay rise to £84,144 while the country gets a rise in national insurance, energy bills & council tax.

We’re already in the top 5% of earners.

When I was elected, I pledged to take home £35k and donate the rest to local causes. That won't be changing.

[Dr Lucy Baldwin @LucyBaldwin08]

Its here - we did it .A brilliant team - all proceeds to charity -@StGilesTrust @Brthcompanions @Womens_Breakout

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I have Covid and feel so poorly, sats aren't great, and body is forcing me to sleep a lot...but I feel like I'm letting everyone down. Deadlines looming, prep to do, and It's a struggle to function, let alone work. How do you manage the guilt of being sick? #COVID

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The latest blog is out now! This week I share what it is like trying to maintain a relationship whilst serving a prison sentence and what options the prison service provides to facilitate them.

[James Timpson @JamesTCobbler]

Lovely words from a colleague yesterday. “Sometimes it’s better to be kind than right.” No wonder she is in the top 10 in the company for customer feedback!

[@HMYOIFeltham @hmyoifeltham]

We are looking for 2 cars for our brand new Motor Mechanics workshop that will deliver City & Guilds qualifications to our Young People. Ideally engine running, MOT failures would be perfect. If you have or know someone who may have what we are looking for. Please DM us.

[Charlie Taylor @charlie_taylor6]

HMIP have recently inspected 6 woman's prisons - See our findings in this short paper. We saw some good examples bespoke support for the most vulnerable, but huge concerns about the use of prison as a "place of safety" for acutely mentally ill women. https://t.co/jDZV6xoWwU

[New Dawn New Day @NDNDLeics]

This week we will be addressing some common myths around sexual violence, to coincide with #SexualViolenceAwareness week. Please feel free to share our posts to spread the message far and wide #ITSNOTOK Visit https://t.co/SR4aAfpHyg for further discussion on each myth

[StandOut @StandOut_HQ]

Feeling extra proud of our Experts Beyond Bars this week who contributed to a @MoJGovUK focus group on a new project for prison leavers.

Great to see them using their personal experiences to demonstrate how things could be better for people leaving prison. #SystemChange

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What have you heard today that has resonated with you?
A course facilitator equated domestic abuse to domestic terrorism and I have been thinking about it ever since.
#DomesticAbuse #resettlement

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It's the month of love and I thought I'd use every blog this month to look at how that works in the prison environment.
This week it is about self-love and self-care within custody.
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[Children Heard and Seen @ChildrenHandS]

Our new blog for @Clinks_Tweets highlighting the need to identify children impacted by #parentalimprisonment. We are a small charity supporting 300 children and their families, so much more is needed. Identification must lead to support not judgement.

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