Tag: fiction

Cherry says: “one thing I struggled with, coming out of prison, is feeling like I was being judged by everyone.”

October 16, 2025

“So after coming out of prison I thought my life was gonna be amazing, […], I would go back to normal life but without the stresses and the dramas of being on bail … that wasn’t the case. […] With all that, my mental health, you know, I came out with such, you know, great … More Cherry says: “one thing I struggled with, coming out of prison, is feeling like I was being judged by everyone.”

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…”

June 26, 2025

… 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 soon. Yeah, and get some work. I ain’t fussed. I’ll probably just … More 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…”

Dave says: “…it has actually helped to change my mindset because before this I never worked”

March 7, 2025

“I left in 2023. I think I left a week before I joined my work… almost two years, yeah. It was two years; I think it was. I think it was after Covid. I didn’t do many days here to start with. Obviously after a couple of weeks here I did five days a week. … More Dave says: “…it has actually helped to change my mindset because before this I never worked”