The Opportunity That Changed My Life
Our past scholar, Chris Leslie, now CEO of Inside Out Support Wales, reflects on how he still draws every day in his work on his… Read More
Join Our Big Conversation about Second Chances
The Longford Blog is an all-year-round conversation – about, amongst other things, prison, the criminal justice system, and what a difference education can make in turning (prison) sentences into degrees as our Longford scholars are all doing. This Blog page is an opportunity for our scholars (like Gavin, pictured above) who are at the heart of what we do - as well as our mentors and others involved in the scholarship programme - to share first-hand experiences and ideas for change.
If you have something you’d like to say, find out how at office@longfordtrust.org
It took 16 years but I’ve completed my law degree
As he is opening his results after finally completing his law degree, our scholar Andrew Morris (pictured left at Longford Lecture with Mandy Baldry) takes… Read More
Fedor Bryant-Dantes: a fellow scholar’s tribute
Today, Thursday 30 April, the funeral takes place in Hastings of our Longford Scholar Fedor Bryant-Dantes, who died suddenly at Easter, just eight days after… Read More
Oxford helped me rebuild and find my place again
On leaving prison, Haidar Razzak set himself the goal of a place at Oxford. It proved a bruising and challenging undertaking, but with the support… Read More