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T revor Munroe’s story is an inspiring one. He has turned his back on a life of drugs and crime and
is now heading up a series of workshops for
Beyond Prison, to help others do the same.
Newsletter Date: 28th March 2011 Volume 2, Issue 7
MAKING A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY
MAKING A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY
INSIDE ‘N’ OUT MAGAZINEINSIDE ‘N’ OUT MAGAZINEINSIDE ‘N’ OUT MAGAZINEINSIDE ‘N’ OUT MAGAZINE
Issue 8 May 23rdIssue 8 May 23rdIssue 8 May 23rdIssue 8 May 23rd
Deadline for articles/adverts
16th May
Issue 9 July 25thIssue 9 July 25thIssue 9 July 25thIssue 9 July 25th
Deadline for articles/adverts
18th July
Issue 10 October 24thIssue 10 October 24thIssue 10 October 24thIssue 10 October 24th
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October 17th
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Kick It Out Kick It Out Kick It Out Kick It Out –––– Movin’ On Up Movin’ On Up Movin’ On Up Movin’ On Up provides prisoners with an provides prisoners with an provides prisoners with an provides prisoners with an opportunity to hear from and meet a opportunity to hear from and meet a opportunity to hear from and meet a opportunity to hear from and meet a number of role models, drawn from number of role models, drawn from number of role models, drawn from number of role models, drawn from football football football football
U Turn: Trevor Munroe. U Turn: Trevor Munroe. U Turn: Trevor Munroe. U Turn: Trevor Munroe. Our new Our new Our new Our new feature about ex service users.feature about ex service users.feature about ex service users.feature about ex service users.
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Kick It Out – Movin’ On Up
K ick It Out is an organisation
basically
linked with
stamping out discrimination in
our national game. But Kick It
Out, football’s equality and
inclusion campaign, is also
committed to raising
aspirations for individuals
within the UK prison system
with its ‘Movin' On Up’
initiative. Here, we
took a close look at
this pioneering
scheme.
Movin’ On Up provides
prisoners with an opportunity to
hear from and meet a number of
role models, drawn from football
as well as other sports, music and
the media, in a session designed to
help raise motivation and
achievement.
The events also look at the effects
of discrimination both within
football, sport generally and within
the wider community. Panel
members are on hand to recite and
share experiences of discrimination
with attendees urged to do
likewise.
Each forum features three or four
panellists chosen to illustrate key
messages about personal
motivation, drawing on the
dedication
and work
that they
have put into
their own
profession. Events often include an
element of performance, such as
dance, song or theatre, to help
showcase community projects.
Every October, Kick It Out's ‘One
Game, One Community’ weeks of
action take place nationwide, with
all 92 professional football clubs
joining grassroots clubs and
community organisations in a
united stand against all forms of
discrimination. Movin' On Up
forums provide an excellent
opportunity for prisons and youth
offending institutions to participate
in this period.
Previously the likes of former
Charlton striker Carl Leaburn,
former Great Britain rugby star
Ikram Butt, Chelsea’s first black
player, Paul Canoville, and former
Bradford City and Leicester City
midfielder Jamie Lawrence, who
was previously a prison inmate,
have all taken part in Movin’ On
Up forums.
Danny Lynch, Kick It Out’s Media
and Communications Officer,
explains: "Football is a great tool
to reach out to those who have
been excluded from mainstream
society and in this case work with
inmates in discussions on
discrimination, equality and a life
outside prison.
"We hope the activities will help to
inspire, raise aspirations and
ultimately contribute to the process
of rehabilitation."
To find out more about Kick It
Out’s ‘Movin On Up’
initiative, call 0207 684 4884.
“stamping out discrimination in our national game.”
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T revor Munroe’s story is an
inspiring one. He
has turned his
back on a life of drugs and
crime and is now heading up a
series of workshops for support
service, Beyond Prison, to help
others do the same.
Brought up in South London,
Trevor was involved in crime by
the age of nine, taking drugs at
thirteen and addicted to crack and
heroin by the age of 25. He has
spent 15 years of his life in and
out of prison and has around 45
convictions. It has
been a difficult
pattern to break.
The turning point
came during his last
stretch in prison in 2008:
“My situation with drugs was out
of control. I had been addicted to
crack and heroin for years and I
was beginning to see the
consequences of long term
addiction first hand. It was very,
very scary. Good friends of mine
were dying, not waking up,
overdosing. It was a frightening
place to be emotionally and I
wanted out. I felt suicidal and
depressed but I could see that if I
wanted to continue living I had
no choice but to make some
changes. I had to deal with my
drug problem.
“My drugs worker at the time was
very enthusiastic about my
getting off drugs and he believed
in me. He continued to support
me when I came out of prison and
I was lucky that he had offices
near where I was living in
Wandsworth. I think it made a
difference that it was so easy for
me to see him.
“Eventually he persuaded me to
detox at a
residential
drugs
treatment
centre in
Croydon where I stayed for six
weeks. After that I had three
months at a drugs rehabilitation
day care centre and then I moved
onto regular meetings with
Narcotics Anonymous and other
support groups. I completed
every programme and treatment
available and I still attend these
meetings although the difference
is that now I am often leading
them.
“It took a huge amount of
commitment and a great deal of
support to get clean and, of
course, getting off drugs meant
saying goodbye to my old life -
including all my friends and
colleagues.
It was someone Trevor met in his
new post-drugs life that helped
him move onto the next stage of
his life – finding a job.
“I met someone at a support
group who was volunteering for
an organisation called Southside
Partnership which runs a project
called Beyond Prison. He told me
that this was an organisation that
looked after people like me and
he gave me their number.
“I carried the number around for
quite some time before I called. I
had never worked a single day in
my entire life and I was pretty
feared up at the thought. I didn’t
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know what to expect but eventually I called and got
an interview.
Beyond Prison is a scheme which works across
London helping people as they move from prison
back into the community. It’s an organisation which
understands how difficult it is for people when they
come out of prison and it uses volunteers with direct
experience of prison life to mentor newly released ex
-offenders.
Beyond Prison runs a number of
different services ranging from
meeting people at the prison gates and
helping them through their first few hours
and days, to on-going support with housing, health
care and employment. It is unusual in its
commitment to offering ex-offenders volunteering
roles, and in many cases, paid employment.
Overcoming his initial fears, Trevor met up with the
Beyond Prison team and began by volunteering as a
peer mentor.
“I spent over a year visiting people in prison and
talking to them about how to move their lives
forward. Many people in prison suffer with mental
health issues and they are often too afraid to talk
about if for fear of showing weakness. No one wants
to appear weak inside.
“Because I had actually been in the same place
mentally as many of the people I was talking to I
found I could make a connection. This is something
interesting I have discovered about myself – I can
connect with people and help them open up.
In the last 12 months Beyond Prison has undertaken
a radical project to engage people with mental health
problems in prison – particularly those from black,
minority and ethnic backgrounds. It worked with
radical stand-up comedian, John Ryan, to create a
DVD called “Bringing the Outside In”. In the DVD
John Ryan visits prisons, talks to inmates and
performs a comedy set which focuses on the usually
taboo subjects of mental health and race.
Now Trevor is taking the lead on this project by
setting up and running workshops in prisons all over
the country. The
workshops will show the
“Bringing the Outside In”
DVD to small groups of
inmates and then Trevor will manage a group
discussion about the points raised in the film. He
intends to use his own personal experience as a way
to encourage the group to share their thoughts. And
for the first time Trevor won’t just be volunteering
his time. For this project he will be paid for every
workshop he organises and manages.
“Laughing on the Inside is a really bold approach to
getting people to talk about mental health issues,”
explains Trevor. “It’s funny and that relaxes people
which helps start the discussion. But we won’t just
be talking about the film. That’s just an opener.
“I know that when I get in front of people who are in
the position now that I was in a few years ago I can
help. I can get them to think about their situation and
how they might get out of it. Once they’ve heard
how bad things were for me I hope at least some of
them will believe that anything is possible.”
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L aunched in 2007, Mosaic supports young people aged up to 25, focusing on the Muslim community, to allow them to
maximize their potential and contribute to society. The issues facing young Muslims are particularly severe in our most deprived areas and are coupled with challenges surrounding their sense of identity, lack of community leadership and sense of connection or not to typical British society. The Programmes Mosaic has now established the initiatives set out below to mutually support each other in addressing the above concerns,
as well as supporting the overall youth agenda. Mosaic Mentoring Network: This network encourages successful young Muslims from across the public and private sectors to utilize their skills and experiences by mentoring young people between the ages of 12 and 25. We currently operate in Burnley, Bradford, Leicester, London and soon to commence in the West Midlands.
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Mosaic has delivered almost 5000 mentoring experiences to date. Mosaic Media Network: This network, inspired by HRH’s 2005 Muslim Media event, aims to utilize the power of the media to both inspire young people to consider opportunities within the sector and to enhance community media awareness and skills via pro bono and volunteering activity. Mosaic Speakers Bureau: This bureau
aims to address the concern arising from Muslims from all sectors about the lack of
Muslim speakers and role models available in the public domain generally. This bureau will establish a range of inspiring Muslim role models available for comment, participation and interview, as well as identifying emerging young Muslims who can become role models themselves.
The Mosaic Talent Awards: The 2008 Mosaic Talent Awards were attended by HRH The Prince of Wales and chaired by HRH Princess Badiya int El Hassan of Jordon. Their Royal Highnesses joined 500 guests to congratulate celebrate the successes and positive contributions of British Muslims to business, culture and society at the Natural History Museum, London. Mosaic International Recent support from U.K. expatriates has illustrated a willingness to support Mosaic not only within the U.K. but also within the international arena. Such development is
supported by the U.K. Stakeholders and in November Mosaic will launch its international arm based out of Dubai. Youth Offender mentoring In partnership with Muslim Youth Helpline (MYH) and Business in the Community (BITC), Mosaic has recently launched a new project to provide focused support and mentoring opportunities to Muslim prisoners around the vulnerable period of transition from prison back to society. Primary schools mentoring Following the success and consolidation of the secondary school mentoring programme, Mosaic is piloting a primary school mentoring project with 2 schools in Tower Hamlets, targeting Muslim girls aged 9-11 and their mothers. The aim is to enable the girls to achieve their full potential and teaching their mothers how to encourage their daughters' throughout their school life and beyond.
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Callum had been in Prison awaiting trial for well over a year when he enrolled into “Perspectives...Doing Life Differ-ently”. It had been his first time in Prison. Prison Project Leader David Devenney caught up with him afterwards.
David:David:David:David: So, what brought you into prison?
Callum: Callum: Callum: Callum: It was a violent of-fence. Someone tried to rob me with a knife whilst with my mates and in self-defence I retaliated.
David:David:David:David: How did you find the experience of coming into prison for the first time?
Callum:Callum:Callum:Callum: I was proper scared,
very intimidated coming through the gate in the sweatbox of the prison van. In that first day everything happened too fast and I couldn’t take anything in until much later
David:David:David:David: How did you learn about the ‘Perspectives’ course?
Callum: Callum: Callum: Callum: By a leaflet through my cell door. I had done a similar course before my arrest, a kind of self-help course run by Job Centre Plus and found that it helped me and so was keen to attend the new ‘Perspectives...Doing Life Differently’ course.
David:David:David:David: How have you found the course?
Callum: Callum: Callum: Callum: I found that, in a place
like this, where I feel worried and afraid, where I can’t move freely or speak my mind, to be able to re-lax and discuss issues freely is very helpful. It makes me go back to my cell with a smile on my face knowing that I have gotten some things off my chest
David:David:David:David: Do you think that ‘Perspectives’ has
made a difference to the way that you think and act?
Callum:Callum:Callum:Callum: Yes. It makes me think
more about what I do and say. It makes me more aware of the kinds of messages I am sending to other people through things like body language
David:David:David:David: Have you enjoyed the course?
Callum: Callum: Callum: Callum: I enjoyed it a hell of a lot! I really look forward to every single session. When I think of the day’s events I like the fact that I can be myself
and the course work and group discus-sions interest me and cheer me up
David:David:David:David: What about the future?
Callum: Callum: Callum: Callum: I am looking forward to finally getting to trial and getting sentenced, eventually getting out of prison and back to work. This is my first and last offence and the thing that I miss most is work. I want one day to look back on this time in my life and recognise that al-though I had made a mistake I had learned from it and put it be-hind me and moved on.”
Perspectives...Doing life differently’ A project by the Exeter YMCA
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"Prison sentence starts when your released" By Anon Client
My son was convicted of a section 18 assault when he was just 19 years old. Whilst out one Friday night in a
local pub a man celebrating the local football derby, a rugby player who by his own admission had 13 pints
of alcohol during the day started a fight with my son’s friend. My son tried to help his friend who was
punched in the face and was about to be punched again. In defence, my son punched him, knocking him
to the floor (or he may
have fallen in a drunken
stupor). My son says he was afraid if the man got
up he would really hurt him as this man was so much bigger so my son kicked him to stop him.
This man did attend A&E after the event but he had no substantial injuries and was released after being seen.
His medical records noted that he was aggressive in A&E but the court put that down to the pain he was
suffering. My son pleaded not guilty as he was defending his friend. When he faced the judge he was frightened and did
not fare well when being questioned. He was made to look like a young lager lout, with no self control. Not
a young lad out with his friends and me having a few pints on a Friday night. My son wasn’t drunk he had
four pints. The man who started the fight was older and spoke well on the stand as he sipped his water and
made out like he had done nothing wrong. He came off worst on this occasion but was known to be a bully
and a trouble causer.
This was the first time my son had a prison sentence and he pleaded not guilty as he didn’t feel that he was.
The judge said ‘he was making an example of my son’ as lager louts had to be punished. Politically this was a
time when the government were campaigning to stop binge drinking and street fights. My son was a
political tool. He was sentenced to four years in prison.
It was devastating for him and for all of us. He served
the sentence first in a closed prison and then for the last ten months in an open prison as his
good behaviour was recognised and rewarded. He was approached by the prison officers to
talk to and to help new prisoners to settle when they arrived.
Since his release he has had self employed work. He
found this work himself. It appears to me that there is little assistance for people who come out of prison.
The probation officers see them once a week initially but offer no help when it comes to finding a job or
managing to re-establish themselves into society after being locked away for so long. This was a difficult
and heart breaking time. Seeing someone with low self esteem but trying so hard to find work and
consistently being turned away because of the prison record. When he found himself a job in construction/
suspended ceilings (with a family member) he required public
insurance liability. It took
some time to find him that cover as he had a criminal record. On searching the
internet and making numerous phone calls I eventually found cover at a cost of over £300 as
opposed to the £50 quotes for someone without a previous prison sentence. There was a £95 charge for
‘‘‘‘It appears to me that there is It appears to me that there is It appears to me that there is It appears to me that there is little assistance for people who little assistance for people who little assistance for people who little assistance for people who come out of prison’come out of prison’come out of prison’come out of prison’
‘ he needed public ‘ he needed public ‘ he needed public ‘ he needed public liability insurance’liability insurance’liability insurance’liability insurance’
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staff!!
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Can you imagine just out of prison, no income other
then Job seekers allowance, low self esteem and trying to fit back into the life you left, application forms for
jobs thrown in the bin whilst you stand there trying to get
work and then when finding work through sheer
determination a huge fee is charged.
It has been a hard slog for him and for his family as
we supported him through all of this. As things are picking up and he has again managed to find himself work he needed public liability insurance. I searched
the internet, rang many places and I was fortunate enough to find the number for Neil Cook, Allstyles at
T R Young's Insurance Brokers .
Neil has been great, so helpful and, understanding of the situation. He has managed to organise public
liability insurance at the cost of £105. The service provided was not only affordable, it was brilliant.
Neil also advised about my house insurance, as I didn’t realise that since my son has come to live
at home although I have been paying insurance premiums I would
not have been covered as I have not informed the insurance company I
have an ex convict in my house. I find it all ridiculous, so much for serving a sentence and
paying a debt to society. It is hardly surprising that statistics show over 70% of offenders re-
offend and end up back in prison there is so little help for them and everything costs more.
Thank goodness for people like Neil and the company he works with who are actually
helping people like my son and I.
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