REFORM & REBUILD
Reform and Rebuild is a UK-based service dedicated to providing guidance, information, and assistance to prisoners—particularly those serving life sentences—and their families and friends. Our services are tailored to ensure comprehensive support that helps individuals navigate the complexities of the prison landscape, including policies, legal rights, and available resources, while also ensuring access to essential support.
Within prisons, we recognise the distressing realities that individuals in these facilities often endure, including physical mistreatment, excessive disciplinary measures, communication barriers, challenging living conditions, inadequate access to medical and mental health care, and significant barriers to progression. Those serving long sentences are particularly vulnerable to these hardships.
Our guidance and support are grounded in both personal and professional experiences within the system, giving us a deep understanding of the challenges faced by prisoners and their loved ones, as well as the urgent need for assistance and intervention. We are committed to addressing your enquiries and concerns promptly, providing effective support across a wide range of topics, including but not limited to; legal support, advocacy, involvement in our media and campaign initiatives, trauma-informed approaches, and general information.
We pride ourselves on being a consistent and reliable resource for prisoners and their loved ones, while advocating for policy change, systemic reform, and the protection of prisoners’ rights.
Through our work, we identify emerging themes and systemic concerns, including the limitations within indeterminate sentencing policy and areas where policy and practice are causing harm.
Our understanding of the psychological impact of indefinite detention and indeterminate sentences, combined with our experience of working closely with people serving life sentences, shapes both our advocacy and the support we provide. We support individuals throughout their sentences and as they transition back into the community, while raising awareness of the wider impact of prison conditions and the harms associated with life sentences.
Our aim is to address the obstacles faced by prisoners and ensure that everyone who seeks our assistance receives personalised guidance and meaningful support.
