Life After Prison

Prison Radio Association

A podcast for anyone who has spent time in prison or is close to someone who has. Featuring incredible stories from people who've been inside, plus advice and support for those recently released. Follow us at @afterprisonpod on Instagram and X and @lifeafterprisonpod on TikTok

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182 episodes
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Dec 19, 2024 · 32 min
Life After Prison The Spark: Beatrice
In this episode Jules chats to Beatrice, who has very recently been released from prison. As an aspiring prison reformer, Beatrice talks about using her experience for good. Together, Beatrice and Jules discuss the mix of emotions that come with...
Dec 12, 2024 · 51 min
How Prison Sparked a Mission to Prevent Youth Offending | Joel Dunn
In this episode, Joel Dunn, founder of The Paradigm Project, shares his journey from prison to founding a charity focused on preventing youth involvement in the criminal justice system. He talks about his background, how it all started with a...
Dec 5, 2024 · 30 min
Life After Prison The Spark: Barbara
In this episode, Jules sits down with social impact entrepreneur, Barbara Burton. While awaiting trail, Barbara wrote a sixteen-page business plan, which became her first social enterprise during her twelve month prison sentence. Barbara...
Nov 28, 2024 · 30 min
Released From Prison Early?
In this episode of Life After Prison, Zak and Jules discuss the SDS40 scheme which facilitates early release from prison. They reflect on their own experiences and on the impact of families and friends of those being released. They discuss whether...
Nov 21, 2024 · 31 min
Life After Prison The Spark: Catherine
In this episode Jules speaks to Catherine, a qualified personal trainer at Fitness Rush. Catherine and Jules share a love of fitness – but it’s something Catherine only recently discovered on her sobriety journey. After living through cycles of...
Nov 14, 2024 · 46 min
Why the Justice System Needs to Change for Women | Kate Fraser
In this episode of Life After Prison, we’re joined by Kate Fraser, Head of Practice at Women In Prison, an organisation dedicated to supporting women impacted by the criminal justice system. Kate shares her journey through the prison system and into...
Oct 24, 2024 · 31 min
Life After Prison The Spark: Kirsty B
In this episode, Jules is in conversation with Kirsty. Kirsty had a tough childhood, and was exposed to drugs and violence from an early age, she was also let down by the people who were supposed to care for her. She went on to battle with her...
Oct 17, 2024 · 34 min
How Do You Leave Your Old Life Behind After Jail?
In this episode, Zak and Jules chat through the challenges that come with leaving your old life behind after you’ve been in prison. Zak and Jules discuss the strategies they have employed both while inside and on the outside to make...
Oct 10, 2024 · 30 min
Life After Prison The Spark: Michelle
In this episode Jules chats to Michelle, a real force to be reckoned with. Michelle is a huge advocate for people with lived experience of prison working within the criminal justice system, as she knows first hand how powerful that is, and how the...
Oct 3, 2024 · 52 min
I Changed My Mindset In Jail: Kieron Bryan
Kieron Bryan is an author, entrepreneur and former prisoner. In this episode, Kieron tells Zak and Jules how while serving a long prison sentence he discovered his passion for books, and read over 250 behind the door. He also shares...
Sep 26, 2024 · 33 min
Life After Prison The Spark: Milan
In this episode Jules chats to Milan. Milan works as a careers advisor, alongside studying for a degree in criminology. She’s a self confessed ‘geek’, which is something she found out about herself while serving 8 years of a 16 year sentence in...
Sep 19, 2024 · 31 min
Did You Ever Get Ghosted On A Prison Visit?
In this episode Zak and Jules discuss prison visits. They share their memories of visits they had while they were serving sentences, and talk about what they learned from people still inside about the things they like best about visits. They...
Sep 12, 2024 · 32 min
Life After Prison The Spark: Kirsty G
In this episode Jules talks to somebody who is working hard to make prisons more supportive places for people with autism. Kirsty has an autism diagnosis herself, and after many years of struggling to find the right support, and having spent time in...
Sep 5, 2024 · 53 min
A Prison Officer's Story: Alex South
In this episode, Zak and Jules sit down with former Prison Officer, Alex South to discuss her time working in some of the UKs most notorious prisons including HMPs Whitemoor, Wormwood Scrubs and Belmarsh. Alex tells Zak and Jules about...
Aug 29, 2024 · 29 min
Life After Prison The Spark: Tracy Mackness
In this episode Jules talks to successful business woman, Tracy Mackness, who’s had a huge transformation from a self-proclaimed ‘Essex Bad Girl’ to a pig farmer. Tracy runs the Giggly Pig Company, and has around 600 pigs,...
Aug 22, 2024 · 29 min
Are You Playing Catch Up With Life After Jail?
In this episode, Zak and Jules talk about their experience of having their life on hold when they were in prison. They discuss how they felt they were playing catch up in some areas of life while they were inside, and hear from listeners...
Aug 15, 2024 · 32 min
Life After Prison The Spark: Lilly Lewis-Bell
In this episode Jules chats to Lilly about her incredible journey. After being abandoned as a child, spending two decades in abusive relationships, losing her children to the care system and spending nearly 4 years in prison, Lilly couldn’t be any...
Aug 8, 2024 · 54 min
I Experienced White Privilege in Prison: Chris Atkins
In this episode, Zak and Jules meet the film maker and host of the A Bit of A Stretch Podcast, Chris Atkins who was sentenced to 5 years for Tax Evasion. Chris talks to Zak and Jules about being on bail for 4 and a half years before he was sentenced...
Aug 1, 2024 · 36 min
Life After Prison The Spark: Sunnie
In this episode Jules meets Sunnie, a Prisons and Community Support Worker for ID Essence. Sunnie and Jules find many similarities between their own stories. They talk about the lead up to Sunnie being sent to prison, what she did to fill her time...
Jul 25, 2024 · 26 min
What Stigma Do You Have To Deal With When You Have a Loved One In Jail?
In this episode, Zak and Jules hear from listeners about the judgement they have faced because they have a family member in prison. They also talk about how long they would wait before telling a potential partner they have been to jail, and...