Bobby says: ‘Being at LandWorks… it’s a social one innit […] when you’re trying to change your life around, you’ve fucked off all your mates so you can’t pick up the phone…” “I done most of my time in the local prison. I see the LandWorks signs everywhere in there, but they stopped doing the ROTL then, so when I come out on licence my probation officer told me about La…

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Prisons failing to draw on family support - Russell Webster Prison inspectorate thematic review finds prisons too often fail to understand and develop the potential benefits of family contact.

#Prisons often fail to understand the importance of #family contact - despite benefits such as reduced risk of #reoffending. #prisoners

Women's Justice Board promises more funding to help women out of the revolving door of crime - Russell Webster Government promises £32m to tackle root causes of women's reoffending.

The #government has now promised £32 million to reduce #womens #reoffending. #prisoners # women

IPP - LandWorks Blog Hello, Over the years, we have worked with a small number of men serving IPP sentences, and I thought I would try to describe some of the extreme difficulties this sentencing framework has caused. An ...

Our most recent blog explains IPP sentences and the impact on individuals.

Read more via the link here:

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#IPP #LandWorks #Reducing #Reoffending #Transforming #Lives

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Join our Supporters List to make sure you receive your invite to this year’s gathering.

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Average Joe... - LandWorks Blog Hello, I thought you might find this quite interesting. We have drilled down into all our statistics from over the last 13 years and have found some interesting representations for an average placemen...

What does an average placement look like at LandWorks?

Read Chris' blog to find this out.

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Leo says:” I don’t feel judged, you know… there’s no hierarchy system here…” “…well, I got the sentencing in September and was put on a 12-month suspended sentence, ‘til September, and given some RAR days or whatever they’re called, and when I went to go and meet my probati…

“When I don’t feel judged…” — Leo’s words say it all.

Read more below on Leo's story at his time at LandWorks so far.

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Gareth says: “This place does help me. It gives me a lot to think about. It just gets my mind off the crap that’s going on out there…” “I ended up in HMP1 first, then I went to HMP2. I was seg orderly in HMP2, so looked after the inmates that were in the seg. That was different. The things I’ve seen, not good, on the prisoners’ si…

Gareth says: “This place does help me. It gives me a lot to think about. It just gets my mind off the crap that’s going on out there…”

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Joy - LandWorks Blog Hello, “You have to find joy where you can.” Joe and I had been watching goldfinches on the teasel plants, swaying on the seed heads as they searched for food. He was sharing snippets from his...

“You have to find joy where you can.”

Chris' latest blog on Joy now available.

#joy #landworks #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives #shop #award #winning #charity #christmas #presents

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Chantal says: “LandWorks has given me motivation and faith in the world…” “It’s been really good. It sort of gave me a purpose coz I was coming sort of two days a week as well. It gave me purpose. It sort of broke my week up as well. I don’t know, it’s changed me a lot i…

“It’s been really good. It sort of gave me a purpose coz I was coming sort of two days a week as well. It gave me purpose...'

Latest blog from Chantal now avalible.

#landworks #blog #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives #criminaljusticesystem

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The hidden cost of prolific offending - Russell Webster Revolving Doors and Newton identify the hidden cost of prolific offending and recommend an effective response.

People stuck in the #cycle of #reoffending typically suffer #mentalhealth issues, #substance abuse , #housing challenges, #poverty and childhood #trauma.

Kara says: “I just thought oh my god, I can be like you, I can do it as well.” “I was so nervous, I just didn’t know what to expect. I just didn’t know anything. I did go online and watch the film. I cried my fucking eyes out, I was just crying all the way through it, y…

"I was so nervous, I just didn’t know what to expect. I just didn’t know anything. I did go online and watch the film...'

Latest blog from Kara now available.

#landworks #pen #blog #woodwork #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives

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Not every child can, or should, visit a loved one in prison. But when it’s safe and right for them, our teams create welcoming spaces where they feel happy, supported, and cared for - like this new space at HMP Whatton.

Supporting prison visits builds #StrongerFamilies and reduces #Reoffending.

Faith - LandWorks Blog Hello, We’d been chatting about a dog that had come into her life. Her life had been a bit up and down since leaving LandWorks, and this small (clearly adorable) sentient being was life changing. “Chr...

“Chris, do you believe in Jesus?”

Oh. Bit unexpected, and it made me think. A lot...'

Chris' latest blog now available.

#landworks #blog #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives #faith

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Patrick says: ‘LandWorks; what I always liked about it, it’s just … you know you can come here and feel safe.” “I’ve been here a bit longer than the usual six to nine months. Chris has helped me out with that coz yeah, I had to put things in place but I’m a lot more positive and confident leaving now……

"That’s what I always liked about it, it’s just a … you know you can come here and feel safe."

Latest blog from Patrick now available.

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For every four releases there are three recalls For every four people released from prison, three are recalled for breaching licence conditions, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Justice. The first three months of 2025 saw 13,296…

For every four people released from #prison, three are #recalled for breaching #licence conditions. #prisoners #reoffending

Winning the Charity Awards – one year on - Prisoner Training & Education - Prison Mentoring 8 August 2025 – When LandWorks won the ‘Overall Award for Excellence’ at the Charity Awards in July 2024, it marked a major milestone  ̶  not just in recognition, but in momentum. “The timing couldn’t...

It’s been one year since we proudly took home the Overall Award for Excellence at the Charity Awards.

Follow the link below to read the positive impact it has had on us.

#landworks #charityaward #awardwinning #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives

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Summer Bumper Special - LandWorks Blog - Reducing Reoffending, Transforming Lives Hello, It’s the summer holidays. South Devon is beautiful, sunny and bustling. People are just popping in to visit LandWorks, non-stop! Often, they completely miss the shop and start wondering around ...

'It’s the summer holidays. South Devon is beautiful, sunny and bustling. People are just popping in to visit LandWorks, non-stop!

Chris' latest blog available now.

#landworks #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives

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Chantal says: “It’s really like what you call therapeutic. When you’re making stuff you’re not thinking about stuff.” “I was having a panic attack when I got here the first time ‘coz I’m anaemic and stuff […] My probation officer brought me here. I thought it was a bit of a weird setting. I think everyone wa…

'It’s amazing what you do here really....'

Latest blog from Chantal now available. Follow the link in our story.

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Stan says: “I tend to sit and listen to see if I can trust ‘em. I don’t wanna hang onto people that would be annoying, but lucky enough here, nobody’s annoying. Now I’m on the right path.” “I came to LandWorks so I could get out a bit more. To learn new stuff. Probation brought me to visit. It was good. Felt like it was a good atmosphere. I was nervous meeting new people. Yeah, I was…

“I tend to sit and listen to see if I can trust ‘em. I don’t wanna hang onto people that would be annoying, but lucky enough here, nobody’s annoying. Now I’m on the right path.”

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Golden legacy brings jewellery making to LandWorks - Prisoner Training & Education - Prison Mentoring 21 May 2025 – LandWorks is excited to announce the establishment of a new Jewellery workshop, thanks to a generous donation of jewellery making equipment which has found its way to us via the Worshipf...

Golden legacy brings jewellery making to LandWorks

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Ray says: “Being here…it’s a non-custodial sentence … you’ve gotta give back, you’ve gotta have my time and my labour as opposed to me losing my liberty…” … I’ll get somewhere to put a few possessions so I can lock a door behind me and put my head down on a pillow. That’s a good thing to do, find somewhere to live, which I’m sure I’ll be able to do s…

Ray says: “Being here…it’s a non-custodial sentence … you’ve gotta give back, you’ve gotta have my time and my labour as opposed to me losing my liberty…”

Latest PeN blog from Ray now available.

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Gauke’s report tells us how to reform prisons – it’s on politicians to make it happen Editorial: Without a much stronger effort to monitor miscreants and prevent reoffending, David Gauke’s recommendations will, tragically, fail – with all the gruesome societal and political…

'Without a much stronger effort to prevent #reoffending, David Gauke’s recommendations will, tragically, fail.'

Get ahead - LandWorks Blog - Reducing Reoffending, Transforming Lives Hello, The sun is out, the garden team are muttering about a drought, and I am going around urging people to wear a hat (incl me). “Get ahead, getta hat” is my latest encouragement! “Get ahead,...

'The news is full of ‘getta job’, and yes there are jobs, a lot of vacancies around.

I was recently told, “Surely the job is paramount; it’s what comes first”.'

Chris' latest blog on housing now available.

#landworks #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives

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Historic Devon Garden opening this month to support award- winning local charity The owners of the Sandridge Park estate near Stoke Gabriel will be opening their beautiful gardens to the public in aid of LandWorks for two days at the end of May.

A lovely event happening next weekend. Spread the word and visit if you can!

#opengarden #event #fundraiser #fundraising #landworks #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives

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Jimbob says: “LandWorks makes you feel more like you’re part of the community and it makes me want to be able to do something with my life…” “I’ve done quite a lot of stuff here like. It made me feel a lot more like … it changed my way of life … there’s more to life and that. It makes you feel more like part of the community and m…

"I’ve done quite a lot of stuff here like. It makes you feel more like part of the community and makes me want to be able to do something with my life...'

Click the link below to read Jimbobs' blog.

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'You find me busy doing something that we do a lot. The record is 5 in one day, showing people around LandWorks.'

Latest blog from Chris now available below.

#landworks #reducing #reoffending #transforming #lives #award #winning #charity

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What works to reduce reoffending? - Russell Webster New MoJ report synthesises the evidence on interventions to reduce reoffending.

A new @MOJ report explores the efficacy of #reoffending #interventions such as #accommodation, #education, #drug misuse programmes and #restorativejustice. @russellwebster. www.russellwebster.com/what-works-t...

Bruce says: “It’s just a nice environment innit. It’s a nice place, nice environment, nice food, nice people, nice little dog. Yeah.” “I’m a brick-layer by trade, but I worked on the boats quite a lot. [Good work?] It is if you don’t like people. [Don’t like people?] Not particularly. Most of ‘em are very dishonest. I’m almost 60…

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