WHEN SOMEONE BELIEVES IN YOUR POTENTIAL BEFORE YOU DO: how a fine art degree changed everything for our Longford Scholar James READ NOW

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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.

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Fedor Bryant-Dantes: a fellow scholar’s tribute

Author: | 29 Apr 2026

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

Author: | 10 Apr 2026

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

‘What defined him was his determination to become a better man’

Author: | 8 Apr 2026

Over Easter, our 2025 Longford Scholar Fedor Bryant-Dantes died at the age of 48. Here his older brother, David Pentek, himself a past Longford Scholar,… Read More

We are recruiting for a new role

Author: | 26 Mar 2026

As the Longford Trust develops, attracting larger number of scholarship applications each year, making more new awards each summer, seeing numbers of scholars working with… Read More

Turning Sentences Into Degrees