Spending time with lawyers focused on a fresh start
My day with the lawyers by Scholar Ash Rookwood…. Towards the end of 2019 Ash met staff involved in regulating solicitors as part of a… 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.
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Best decision of my life
The best decision of my life. How evolution theorist Charles Darwin helped snap one Longford scholar out of a stupor whilst incarcerated in the US…. Read More
Meeting your idol: one scholar’s experience
What is it like meeting your idol who inspired a major life change? Longford scholar Emma read Helena Kennedy QC’s “Eve was Framed” whilst in… Read More
Rocky road
A second Chance: the rocky road to my chosen career path Longford scholar Toyah shares her journey Just when I thought I had explored all… Read More