All Crime and Disorder

Coaching Behind Bars is an entertaining and enlightening read that takes you into the heart of local women’s prison, HMP Styal. It shows both the tragedy and the comedy of life inside, as well as the power of finding your own answers.

The book should engage a wide audience around social and criminal justice, in order to tap into everyone’s potential, not just focus on the privileged few.

The Spirit of Manchester Awards is a series of awards celebrating and highlighting all the excellent work being carried out in Manchester’s voluntary and community sector. As well as providing recognition to the sector in these hard times, we want to raise the profile of the sector amongst the general public and encourage local giving and active citizenship.

RECOOP is opening a Community Support Café service this month, at The Mustard Tree in Ancoats, Manchester.

The Café, offering a rolling six week programme, will be open to male and female offenders over the age of 50 years, and who have been convicted of a criminal offence in the last six months; released from prison in the last six months; or are currently being managed at Tier 1 or 2.

Communities across Greater Manchester can benefit from a new £600,000 fund to empower young people and keep them out of trouble.

The Police and Crime Commissioner’s Youth Aspiration Fund will support work with vulnerable children and young people at risk of offending or risky behaviour.

Youth groups and organisations are invited to send in an ‘expression of interest’ for a slice of the money for projects aimed at keeping young people out of the criminal justice system and developing their life skills.