Award-winning charity supporting people serving prison sentences to maintain their mental health, promote social inclusion and find employment on release.
Midlands & South East, England
Joined November 2018
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Beating Time retweeted
"Daydream believer" is one of my all time favourite songs. This is an incredibly good version and very moving. So much talent shut away.
There has to be something better.
Yet this shows that talent shines even in the worst of times and places.
Our HMP Birmingham choir performing “Daydream Believer” 🎶
This year our choirs won 14 @KoestlerArts awards, bringing our total to 56. Each award shows the dedication of participants & musical directors, highlighting the impact of creative #artsinprisons.
Today we visited the wonderful and powerful @KoestlerArts exhibition ‘No Comment’ on its opening morning @SouthbankCentre.
On until 15th December, it’s free and non-ticketed. Visit while you can!
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Beating Time retweeted
"The crisis in Britain’s prisons featured in the ‘Battle of Ideas’ debates in Church House, Westminster. The conference was presented by the @acadofideas, an organisation committed to free speech and opposed to restrictions on the internet"
Ray Smith
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Brilliant short video by @TheTimes and @Switchback_ldn about being "set up to fail" on release.
Inside Job works to remove both 'hard' (e.g. fuel costs, interview clothes) and 'soft' (low self esteem) barriers, but prison leavers need more from @HMPPS.
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Are you interested in supporting prison leavers into employment? Are you based in the West Midlands?
We're hiring for a Community Employment Consultant to join our Birmingham office.
Apply today and join us in making a difference👇
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Featuring our very own Jon Floyd! #BattleFest2024
Prison crises debated in Battle of Ideas. Thank you to @RaySmit09853147 and @InsideTimeUK for joining us at the event @NotThatBigIan Jon Floyd @Beating_Time
@Fox_Claire @GeoffKidder
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25% of people in prison in the UK come from care & nearly 50% of under 21 year olds in contact with the criminal justice system have spent time in care. Investing in them benefits society as a whole, reducing reoffending and promoting real rehabilitation. #NationalCareLeaversWeek
It's about time.
From tomorrow, a change in the law which will help people on Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences to move on with their lives will come into effect as part of the Victims and Prisoners Act.
#IPPReform #EndIPP
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Our HMP Birmingham choir performing “Daydream Believer” 🎶
This year our choirs won 14 @KoestlerArts awards, bringing our total to 56. Each award shows the dedication of participants & musical directors, highlighting the impact of creative #artsinprisons.
Beating Time retweeted
"This only buys the government some time. By this time next year, if not sooner, they'll be facing the same issues again... That's why the sentencing review is so important" - @neilsonandrew.
More prisoners to be freed early to ease overcrowding:
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Yesterday our Inside Job co-founder, Jon Floyd, joined @fmspear and @NotThatBigIan on a panel at @acadofideas #BattleFest2024.
Focusing on the pressing issues of overcrowded prisons and new prison construction, it was an inspiring afternoon of exchanging ideas!
Great to be on a panel with @NotThatBigIan and Jon Floyd from @Beating_Time @acadofideas #Battlefest
Beating Time retweeted
NEW BLOG: 'Prisons: still we build them and still we fill them' by @fmspear speaking this morning at #BattleFest In London. Full speech here:
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TEAM AWAY DAY !
We had a fab time visiting our West Midlands team in Birmingham. Over two days we established exciting new strategies for the expansion of Inside Job, celebrating our success and getting the whole team together.
We're all excited for what's to come!
Celebrating success!
From @hmpbirmingham to @SkanskaUKplc with skills training from @FlanneryPlant, Martin's journey is a story of real grit and determination, particularly the 15 mile bike ride to our Community job surgery! 👇
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The government is using the early release scheme to free up space in prisons, but at what cost?
We’ve published a new piece highlighting the need for comprehensive, through-the-gate support for people leaving prison 👇
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We had a fantastic time at the @Clinks_Tweets Roundtable this afternoon, discussing Youth Justice and Transitions for 18-25s.
Great to exchange ideas with @prisonadvice, @StGilesTrust & @Switchback_ldn on how we can better support children and young adults in the CJS.
Brilliant piece in @TheTimes on law firm @CommonsLegal, which has called for the government to pilot a “holistic criminal defence” model that includes access to healthcare, housing and employment to keep people out of prison.
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We're excited to announce the arrival of two new recruits to our London office!
Both will be carrying out frontline work to support Inside Job, our peer-led employment and resettlement programme, while supporting internal strategy.
Welcome to Beating Time, Liv and Jem!
Beating Time retweeted
Switchback was on @BBCLondonNews Politics talking about the government's early release scheme and why people leaving prison need effective support to build stable lives. A pleasure to appear with @Frankie_Mack @Uma_Kumaran @sarahjolney1 and great to see our partners @XOBikes too!
For many young people in custody, prison is the most stable environment they’ve known. Yet prisons lack key support which the probation service cannot compensate for.
This week we helped David, a prison leaver, start a new life. Services like ours are filling the gaps.
(1/4) Today, we have published a new thematic inspection 'The quality of work delivered to young people in the Probation Service'. justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/…
ALT In 2022, His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) implemented the Young Adults Policy Framework. This recognised the distinctive circumstances of young adults in the criminal justice system and the need for a more tailored response. The thematic inspection found staff and managers had not received sufficient training to implement aspects of the framework, such as completing maturity assessments; and whilst some resources have been made available, staff are not always aware of them or lack the confidence to use them in their practice.