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🚨A deeply concerning article in The Guardian highlighting the persistent disproportionate stop and search against Black communities in London.

🚨 Unacceptable that in certain areas there is extreme disproportion use of police power.

📢 We’re delighted to welcome Enver Solomon as Nacro’s new CEO.

Enver has lots of experience championing social justice & supporting organisations that work with people facing disadvantage.

👏 A special moment to join as we mark our 60th year.

Enver of his appointment: https://shorturl.at/WPh0W

HMP/YOI Isis: A determined and imaginitive leadership, albeit violence was widespread and drugs readily available.

Our work in housing We offer a range of Nacro housing services across England and Wales for the homeless, young people, prison leavers and women. Find out more.

At Nacro, we run supported housing and floating support services across England and Wales, and we supported 33,000 between 2024-2025.

www.nacro.org.uk/nacro-servic...

Homelessness facts and stats: The damning numbers you need to know Experts worry about a looming crisis of homelessness. These are the rough sleeping figures and homelessness facts you need to know.

News stats show 330,410 households were owed support to prevent or relieve homelessness after contacting their council for help in 2024-25, a 0.9% increase on the previous year shorturl.at/g0bas

Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay, we're spotlighting amazing women in our Greater Manchester Outdoor Learning service, which provides programmes to empower women from a diverse range of backgrounds, led by volunteers & staff who are all women.

IWD Blog: shorturl.at/0qvQ4

The Howard League | At the UK Covid-19 Inquiry: what happened to prisons at the start of the pandemic Andrew Neilson summarises the evidence he gave to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

What happened to prisons at the start of the pandemic? @thehowardleague.bsky.social answers ⬇️

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🌍 Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay on Sunday, we're celebrating pioneering women from history and influential women in Nacro's community.

70% of our staff at Nacro are women and we empower women and girls across our services.

🖊️Read Andrea Coady's blog https://shorturl.at/3VHYO

At Nacro, we’re proud to provide education, training and employability support through our education centres and supported housing services — helping young people move towards positive futures.

✅ 91% of students at Nacro Education say they felt more confident after studying with us.

Youth confidence 'on the floor' in struggle to work and learn We spoke to the latest cohort of a course run by The King's Trust and Young Gloucestershire.

BBC spoke to young people at Young Gloucestershire, a charity supporting 16–25-year-olds to prepare for their futures.

With nearly 1 million young people who are NEET, initiatives like these play a crucial role in helping young people move towards further learning and work.

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⚠️ @thehowardleague.bsky.social have obtained data from 2025 revealing that "boys are typically being kept in their cells for about 20 hours a day and getting much less than 15 hours of education per week"

🔊 The government's homelessness strategy must deliver on its commitments to increase the supply of affordable, secure housing to prevent more people becoming homeless.

Record levels of rough sleepers in England, figures reveal There were 4,793 people sleeping on the streets on a single night last autumn.

⚠️ Deeply concerning that the no. of people sleeping rough in England is now at its highest level since records began in 2010, according to new data.

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Project to test impact of boxing lessons on reducing youth crime - CYP Now Boxing clubs in the UK are taking part in a groundbreaking study to assess whether the sport can prevent vulnerable young people from engaging in crime and serious violence.

💡Interesting to see how new trial goes

Children & Young People Now report that up to 1,500 young people will receive boxing coaching to support their emotional regulation, self-esteem and sense of community 📈

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IPP prisoners trapped under ‘dystopian’ UK jail system, major report to UN warns ‘The UK cannot hypocritically stand against despotic regimes when its own systems are so dystopian,’ a report on the plight of eight prisoners on indefinite jail terms said

📢Further calls for more action on inhumane IPPs @the-independent.com

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👏 Thank you to Cornerstone VR for an engaging safeguarding session using Virtual Reality headsets to put students into scenarios to help them understand the risks and consequences of exploitation and knife crime.

Find out about Nacro Education: shorturl.at/0gkvi

Unsafe levels of cancer-causing radon gas detected at 16 UK prisons Exclusive: High levels of radon gas, which can increase the risk of lung cancer, were detected at HMP Exeter and HMP Lindholme five years ago

"Unsafe levels of cancer-causing radon gas have been detected in 16 prisons, with 33 sites under investigation by the Ministry of Justice."

Holly Bancroft at the Independent has the story: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/radon-gas-prison-dartmoor-hmp-exeter-b2924224.html

Housing sector leaders call for action to fill empty homes Estimates suggest more than a million homes in England are currently unoccupied.

Nacro, alongside other organisations, signed a letter to government calling for a new strategy to bring empty homes back into use "amid record levels of people living in temporary accommodation & long waits for social housing" BBC news.

Read more⬇️

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Today, the Government have announced plans for "a multibillion-pound investment including tailored specialist support in all mainstream schools and 60,000 additional special needs school places" @theguardian.com

Find out more about the proposals⬇️

Find out about Nacro's justice services: www.nacro.org.uk/nacro-servic...

📽️ New film 'Wasteman' in cinemas today is a poignant exploration of life in prison, shedding light on the problems plaguing the criminal justice system and the people it serves.

World Day of Social Justice Video | Thoughts from Nacro's Engagement & Impact Team Happy World Day of Social Justice! Hear from some of the members of our Engagement & Impact team, working across policy, media, service user involvement and marketing, about what social justice means ...

🌐Happy #WorldDayofSocialJustice!

Hear from our Engagement & Impact team about what social justice means to them and how their work contributes to Nacro's role in advancing social justice.
Watch here: shorturl.at/nRLjO

Find out about our services on our website.

📣 Nacro responds to news that prison documents show the Gvt's plan to tackle the IPP scandal do not go far enough, & will leave at least 500 prisoners languishing without release by 2030.

@the-independent.com article: shorturl.at/mZmlz

Our full comment: shorturl.at/nqzzX

Working in our young people's housing service | Lincolnshire NEST | Nacro YouTube video by Nacro

🏘️ Our NEST services work alongside young people who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness.

We provide person-centred supported accommodation, & link young people to education & employment opportunities, mental health support & substance misuse services.

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"Recent data released by Ministry of Justice shows that 2025 recorded highest number of deaths in prison on record.

Last year there were 394 deaths in custody, a 15% increase from 2024" @justicegap.bsky.social

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Art & Design at Totton College | Education | Nacro YouTube video by Nacro

👋 Meet Clayton, our brilliant Art Teacher at Totton College, part of Nacro Education: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvSo...

Clayton talks about student's plans for the future 📈

Where could Nacro Education take you? lnkd.in/eCd6perQ

How we support people experiencing homelessness: www.nacro.org.uk/who-we-suppo...

Nacro provide floating support, supported housing, emergency accommodation and accommodation advice services to help people get back on their feet.

Our services are for rough sleepers, women, prison-leavers, young people, care-leavers, and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Nacro Education Nacro Education offers a unique approach to learning. With smaller classes, one to one learning and highly trained staff. Rated Ofsted Good.

Find out more about our approach at Nacro Education: www.nacro.org.uk/nacro-servic...