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New Resource ‘Lost in Prison’ Audio CD (Released October 2009)                                                 This resource is a compilation of prisoner interviews replying to questions set by young people. It also contains recording of prison sounds and some prisoners reciting their life of crime.                                                                                                

PMNW Nottinghamshire team runners up in the Justice Awards 2008

They were nominated for the prize in the Tackling Youth Crime section and got through to the presentation ceremonies in London in 22nd October. - see link

Press Release - PMNW September 27 2008

PMNW Opens 3 New Regional Offices in England

I am delighted to announce that from the 1st October 2008 The No Way Trust will in addition to  its Hull Headquarters office have added three additional mainland office bases.

1. Nateby near Preston covering the North West managed on a part-time basis by HMP Wymott Officers Martin Young and Dennis Williams  

2. Rugby covering the West Midlands managed by Douglas Evans and Moorlands SO Malcolm Parkes

3. Tower Hill, London covering North East, East & South East London managed part-time by HMP Belmarsh  Officer Colin Oliver and retired Police Officer Steve Gwynn.

The offices have been  provided through a grant from the CYPF Children and Young People's Fund to assist with the infrastructure development and widening availability of PMNW Crime and Safety awareness Days  within those regions.

See the CONTACTS Page for office addresses.

All offices will have regionally sourced part-time administration support.

The opening of these offices will provide a presence and a belonging within the regions that will help attract local investment in support for regional evolution for PMNW. Within three years the intention is that the offices and local activities will become self-sustaining and could act as a model for regional evolution elsewhere in the country.

In addition our valuable volunteers wherever they are based in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales or the Channel Islands will continue to receive all the support, encouragement and advice they need through the Hull HQ office or from their nearest regional office.

Everyone will benefit from these new  office bases and funds generated will bring greater investment for the regional and wider remit of the Trust.

Paul Wilkinson Chief Executive

Inside Justice Day at court

Published Date: 25 September 2008- Goole & Howden Courier

 
GOOLE Magistrate's Court will hold an Inside Justice Day next month to mark 100 years of youth justice. The event, on Saturday October 18 from 10am to 3.30pm, will feature a variety of displays from several key departments including the emergency services, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Probation Service. Visitors will also be able to visit the court and talk to magistrates, as well as look around a portable cell, provided by the Prison Me No-Way! Trust, to get the feel of living in prison. click here to read the full article

Charity seeks to recruit retired police officers

Prison Me No Way (PMNW) is an award  winning  national educational charity which aims to deter young people from crime by dispelling the myths about prison fostered by popular culture and countering the peer group pressures which may lead them into anti social behaviour.

The charity was founded by prison offers who were concerned about the number of young people coming into prison and wanted to do something practical to reduce this.

The high impact presentations and events they developed have been highly commended by educationalists and police forces and are very well received by the young people. Close to rive million young people have now been reached by PMNW but the need now is greater than ever.

The charity has an ambitious plan to double in size over three years. The special events are mainly facilitated by prison officers acting as volunteers.To help the expansion plan PMNW is now also targeting retired police officers as potential volunteers. Full training is given and all expenses paid

A charity is running a project to deter people from ending up in  jail. CHARITY the No Way Trust runs workshops to try to keep young people out of  prison by putting them behind bars for a day. The Prison Me No Way project runs in schools around the country. Ten schools in Bromley and Bexley boroughs have already signed up for next  year.

Deputy head teacher at the Priory School Neil Miller said:

"Our school was  chosen for the work we already do in the community and the relationship we have  with the uniformed services.

"We were happy to do it because it deals with important issues which we want  to hit head on and be proactive towards."

He added: "The day was a big success. The staff thought it was excellent and  the feedback from the children was very positive. "We would also really like to try to make this an annual event."

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Meet the staff from HMP/YOI New Hall who are helping teenagers

Hundreds of pupils have been spending time behind bars as part of a good citizenship awareness day.

Around 300 Year 8 teenagers at Grange Technology College in Little Horton took it in turn in small groups to be locked up in a mobile prison cell to see just what it's like in prison.

The cell-on-wheels was just one of the true-life experiences youngsters were faced with on Thursday.

Assistant headteacher Steve Evans said although some of the experiences were quite "shocking" it was one way of getting a vital message across that it pays to be a responsible citizen making positive contributions to where you live.

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WE'LL KEEP MORE KIDS AWAY FROM CRIME Date : 22.02.08 Hull Daily Mail

A pioneering project that aims to steer young people away from crime is to step up its work in the city.

The Prison! Me! No Way! Trust is an award-winning educational charity based in Hull.
It was set up by prison officers concerned by the increasing number of young people being sent to prison.
They set up an educational charity to encourage young people towards positive lifestyles and dissuade them from committing crime.  

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