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Impact Statement 2023
Our objective is to help people who have been in prison by inspiring, enabling and supporting the local community to provide the relational and practical support needed to lead meaningful crime-free lives.
IN PRISON
IN THE COMMUNITY
We had referrals from 7 prisons: HMPs Bristol, Eastwood Park (women), Portland, Leyhill, Ashfield, Channings Wood and Parc.
The MBA Empowerment course was made available in the Education Department of 30 prisons and in community
We connected with 2011 serving prisoners over the year
Our MentorMe team met with 67 serving prisoners holding 119 face-to-face meetings to identify suitable mentees to prepare them for their release
We worked with 12 agencies and charities charities whilst seeking referrals
Our volunteer mentors supported 79 different mentees, meeting them a combined total of 563 times
Only two (2.6%) of the 78 mentees we worked with last year were recalled/reoffended, a 95.2% reduction compared to the national average - saving the taxpayer £2.6 million
At the end of 2023 we had 71 trained volunteer mentors available
74% of our mentoring relationships lasted more than a year, 24% between 3 and 12 months and 2% are less than three months. This is a very high engagement level for ex-prisoners.
27 mentees are now supported through long-term befriending by their ex-mentor
Just 11 mentors stopped mentoring in 2022 (primarily due to moving out of the area or a change in circumstance)
We ran 3 four-part mentor training courses that were attended by 21 people training
18 churches have supported our work practically and 20 with funding
1,471 male prisoners received a bag of Christmas gifts and 400 female prisoners received Easter Gifts through our gift projects, funded by 13 churches
We currently have 233 people who volunteer for Sixty-One
Our Hubs are run by 4 local churches: Hope Community Church, God’s House International Centre and Fishponds Baptist.
4 Hubs provided over 150 mid-week meetings for 67 ex-prisoners
1 ex-prisoner is involved with running a Hub
We are developing a partnership to better engage with BAME communities
A beekeeping sessions were added to our Constructive Masculinity Course at HMP Bristol
* This is based on a national first year reoffending rate of 55%, which reflects the cross section of mentees we work with; which includes repeat offenders, offenders on short sentences and offenders with addiction issues. It is based on a first year reconviction cost of £65,000, which includes prison, police, probation, court and benefit costs. The commonly quoted £35,000 cost of imprisoning a person just covers the prison costs.
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