WHAT WE OFFER

Reform and Rebuild is dedicated to tackling the urgent and complex challenges faced by prisoners and their families within the prison and probation systems, with a particular focus on individuals serving life sentences.

Our priority is to offer a comprehensive, personalised service that provides support, guidance, resources, trauma-informed materials, advocacy, and essential information to prisoners, their families, and friends. Through both our professional expertise and personal involvement, we ensure that the information we provide is accurate and relevant.

We can assist with a variety of services, including but not limited to:

Advocacy: Advocating on behalf of individuals to protect their human and prison rights, ensuring their voices are heard.

Representations: Representation in various contexts, including categorisation reviews, adjudications, prison transfers, and parole board delay compensation.

Connecting You with the Right People: Direct connections to specialised legal professionals or other organisations or services for tailored assistance.

Liaison Services Between Departments: Facilitating communication between prison staff, healthcare providers, parliamentarians, government, probation officers, and parole boards. Ensuring effective communication within organisations and with external services.

Assistance with Navigating Prison Policies: Helping individuals and prisons understand and comply with rules and regulations.

Supporting Statements: Preparation or assistance in writing statements that support an individual’s case or circumstances.

Involvement in Campaigns and Media Initiatives: Including prisoners and their families in media initiatives or campaigns to raise awareness.

General Support and Guidance: Offering legal and general support, including mental health and trauma-informed materials, and ongoing community support.

Provision of Materials: Supplying necessary documents, forms, or guides to support individuals in their processes.

Administrative Assistance: Help with ad-hoc tasks.

We recognise the importance of a strong support network when serving a prison sentence and aim to provide a compassionate and reliable source of assistance. We are committed to raising awareness about the far-reaching impact of prison sentences, particularly life sentences, shedding light on the frequently overlooked dynamics, and pushing for reform in both the sentences themselves and the policies that govern them.

Our network prioritises sensitivity, confidentiality, and support for individuals serving life sentences. Through our platform, we aim to educate those who engage with us about the impact of life sentences on prisoners, their families, the prison system, and the wider community.

CONSULTANCY

Over the years, we have developed extensive expertise in the prison system, particularly in relation to life sentences, drawn from both personal and professional experiences. Our deep-rooted knowledge spans areas such as prison family support services, prison education, prison and mental health law, inquest processes, trauma-informed approaches in psychiatric settings, and prison campaign projects. This combination of lived and learned experience enables us to engage with and contribute to various projects, legal proceedings, thematic reviews, and media publications. Through our work, we aim to shed light on the often-overlooked complexities of prison life, including the long-lasting effects of trauma experienced by both prisoners and their families, and broader systemic issues within the criminal justice system.

If you wish to engage our services or collaborate, please don't hesitate to contact us.