Nacro
@nacro.bsky.social
Our housing, justice, substance misuse and education services work alongside people to help them succeed. And we campaign together to create lasting change.
Find us online at nacro.org.uk
Find us online at nacro.org.uk
We're proud to support #RaceEqualityWeek2026 - a national moment to reflect, learn and take action on racial inequality.
We know that racial inequality continues to shape people’s experiences across society.
We know that racial inequality continues to shape people’s experiences across society.
February 6, 2026 at 10:35 AM
We're proud to support #RaceEqualityWeek2026 - a national moment to reflect, learn and take action on racial inequality.
We know that racial inequality continues to shape people’s experiences across society.
We know that racial inequality continues to shape people’s experiences across society.
💬It's #TimeToTalkDay
People in prison are more likely to experience mental health problems than the general population. In many prisons, people don't get the support they need + this is simply not good enough⚠️
Nacro's video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOB9...
People in prison are more likely to experience mental health problems than the general population. In many prisons, people don't get the support they need + this is simply not good enough⚠️
Nacro's video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOB9...
Mental Health in Prison Briefing | Justice ExChange | Policy Research | Nacro
YouTube video by Nacro
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February 5, 2026 at 11:17 AM
💬It's #TimeToTalkDay
People in prison are more likely to experience mental health problems than the general population. In many prisons, people don't get the support they need + this is simply not good enough⚠️
Nacro's video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOB9...
People in prison are more likely to experience mental health problems than the general population. In many prisons, people don't get the support they need + this is simply not good enough⚠️
Nacro's video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOB9...
👏Stormzy backs #Merky Books, part of Penguin, & this year’s six Quick Reads – short, affordable, accessible books created “specifically for nonreaders, lapsed readers, people with short attention spans, and neurodivergent readers”
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Stormzy calls reading a ‘superpower’ as he backs accessible books campaign
The musician is championing the annual Quick Reads initiative, which will release six short, digestible titles for ‘nonreaders and lapsed readers’ in April for £1 each
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February 3, 2026 at 9:50 AM
👏Stormzy backs #Merky Books, part of Penguin, & this year’s six Quick Reads – short, affordable, accessible books created “specifically for nonreaders, lapsed readers, people with short attention spans, and neurodivergent readers”
shorturl.at/A1gnn
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Bike repair shops and barber shops run by @xobikes.bsky.social train & employ prison-leavers.
Reoffending rates:
- Are 27% on average in england and wales.
- Are 2% for those employed by XO.
🧑🤝🧑Evidence shows, time and again, community-based voluntary orgs do work.
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Reoffending rates:
- Are 27% on average in england and wales.
- Are 2% for those employed by XO.
🧑🤝🧑Evidence shows, time and again, community-based voluntary orgs do work.
shorturl.at/qSHeQ
Bike mechanic scheme reduces prison leaver reoffending
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February 2, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Bike repair shops and barber shops run by @xobikes.bsky.social train & employ prison-leavers.
Reoffending rates:
- Are 27% on average in england and wales.
- Are 2% for those employed by XO.
🧑🤝🧑Evidence shows, time and again, community-based voluntary orgs do work.
shorturl.at/qSHeQ
Reoffending rates:
- Are 27% on average in england and wales.
- Are 2% for those employed by XO.
🧑🤝🧑Evidence shows, time and again, community-based voluntary orgs do work.
shorturl.at/qSHeQ
Interesting insights from @russelwebster.com on rising numbers of recall⬇️
"It's likely the 29% increase in recall (compared to year before) is due to high numbers of people being released early without access to proper support"
"It's likely the 29% increase in recall (compared to year before) is due to high numbers of people being released early without access to proper support"
The latest criminal justice trends (January 2026) - Includes the highest ever number of prison recalls - 12,836 people were recalled to prison in the THREE MONTH period between July and September 2025.
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The latest criminal justice trends (January 2026)
Criminal justice trends for January 2026 includes highest ever number of prison recalls.
www.russellwebster.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Interesting insights from @russelwebster.com on rising numbers of recall⬇️
"It's likely the 29% increase in recall (compared to year before) is due to high numbers of people being released early without access to proper support"
"It's likely the 29% increase in recall (compared to year before) is due to high numbers of people being released early without access to proper support"
👏We are pleased to see the unanimous support from West Lindsey District Council to protect housing related support services.
We are proud deliver this service in partnership with Framework Housing, Amplius and The Salvation Army.
Find out more: https://shorturl.at/43BSE
We are proud deliver this service in partnership with Framework Housing, Amplius and The Salvation Army.
Find out more: https://shorturl.at/43BSE
February 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
👏We are pleased to see the unanimous support from West Lindsey District Council to protect housing related support services.
We are proud deliver this service in partnership with Framework Housing, Amplius and The Salvation Army.
Find out more: https://shorturl.at/43BSE
We are proud deliver this service in partnership with Framework Housing, Amplius and The Salvation Army.
Find out more: https://shorturl.at/43BSE
Our Criminal Record Support Service (CRSS) is part of Nacro's services helping people move on.
We also provide supported housing, advice with finances, managing a tenancy, and wellbeing groups to prison-leavers.
Volunteering opportunities at Nacro shorturl.at/lhCSR
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am-C...
We also provide supported housing, advice with finances, managing a tenancy, and wellbeing groups to prison-leavers.
Volunteering opportunities at Nacro shorturl.at/lhCSR
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am-C...
What should I know if I'm travelling to the USA with a conviction? | Criminal Records | Nacro CRSS
YouTube video by Nacro
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January 30, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Our Criminal Record Support Service (CRSS) is part of Nacro's services helping people move on.
We also provide supported housing, advice with finances, managing a tenancy, and wellbeing groups to prison-leavers.
Volunteering opportunities at Nacro shorturl.at/lhCSR
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am-C...
We also provide supported housing, advice with finances, managing a tenancy, and wellbeing groups to prison-leavers.
Volunteering opportunities at Nacro shorturl.at/lhCSR
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am-C...
🚨It's unacceptable that £6,000 probation officers in England and Wales are asked to supervise over 240,000 people.
Will the 700m allocated to probation in the Sentencing Act begin solving the issues of a system on its knees?
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Will the 700m allocated to probation in the Sentencing Act begin solving the issues of a system on its knees?
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Record number of offenders being recalled to prison in England and Wales
Exclusive: Union claims some offenders are deliberately breaking probation terms in order to deal drugs in jail
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January 29, 2026 at 11:54 AM
🚨It's unacceptable that £6,000 probation officers in England and Wales are asked to supervise over 240,000 people.
Will the 700m allocated to probation in the Sentencing Act begin solving the issues of a system on its knees?
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Will the 700m allocated to probation in the Sentencing Act begin solving the issues of a system on its knees?
shorturl.at/FysRt
It's Holocaust Memorial Day and we're marking the day in remembrance of the 6 million Jewish people murdered during the Holocaust, alongside countless Roma, disabled people, LGBTQ+ people, political prisoners & others.
⬇️ Jolan's reflections, drawing on her Hungarian heritage
⬇️ Jolan's reflections, drawing on her Hungarian heritage
January 27, 2026 at 4:02 PM
It's Holocaust Memorial Day and we're marking the day in remembrance of the 6 million Jewish people murdered during the Holocaust, alongside countless Roma, disabled people, LGBTQ+ people, political prisoners & others.
⬇️ Jolan's reflections, drawing on her Hungarian heritage
⬇️ Jolan's reflections, drawing on her Hungarian heritage
💡Looking forward to today's Justice Committee discussion on employment after prison.
Nacro previously gave evidence highlighting the importance of productive work opportunities in prison to improve opportunities on the outside.
Nacro previously gave evidence highlighting the importance of productive work opportunities in prison to improve opportunities on the outside.
January 27, 2026 at 1:42 PM
💡Looking forward to today's Justice Committee discussion on employment after prison.
Nacro previously gave evidence highlighting the importance of productive work opportunities in prison to improve opportunities on the outside.
Nacro previously gave evidence highlighting the importance of productive work opportunities in prison to improve opportunities on the outside.
Our experts are here to help you move on.
Whether you or your loved one has a criminal record, or you're interested in the system and legislation, find out more through our criminal record support video series.
https://shorturl.at/lonKp
Whether you or your loved one has a criminal record, or you're interested in the system and legislation, find out more through our criminal record support video series.
https://shorturl.at/lonKp
January 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Our experts are here to help you move on.
Whether you or your loved one has a criminal record, or you're interested in the system and legislation, find out more through our criminal record support video series.
https://shorturl.at/lonKp
Whether you or your loved one has a criminal record, or you're interested in the system and legislation, find out more through our criminal record support video series.
https://shorturl.at/lonKp
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🚨 The cost of living crisis is not over yet: UK inflation is back up.
People are already struggling to survive. This will pile even more pressure onto overstretched incomes, and push more people to the doors of food banks.
People are already struggling to survive. This will pile even more pressure onto overstretched incomes, and push more people to the doors of food banks.
January 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM
🚨 The cost of living crisis is not over yet: UK inflation is back up.
People are already struggling to survive. This will pile even more pressure onto overstretched incomes, and push more people to the doors of food banks.
People are already struggling to survive. This will pile even more pressure onto overstretched incomes, and push more people to the doors of food banks.
"In the UK, 4% of GDP was spent on education in 2023-24, which was historically low, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies"
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Want to improve the world? Spend more on education
The number of children not in education across the globe is rising - and failure to invest in schooling now puts the future stability of our planet at risk, writes this trust finance chief
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January 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
"In the UK, 4% of GDP was spent on education in 2023-24, which was historically low, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies"
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Very disappointed the High Court have ruled the gvt's decision to authorise the use of PAVA spray in 3 YOIs is lawful, following a challenge by @thehowardleague.bsky.social
‼️Nacro stands with 37 organisations opposing this development and we will continue to monitor the situation.
‼️Nacro stands with 37 organisations opposing this development and we will continue to monitor the situation.
We promise to monitor closely the use of PAVA spray against children in prison.
The High Court ruled today that the government’s decision to authorise the weapon’s rollout was lawful.
https://howardleague.org/news/pava-spray-judicial-review-judgment-handed-down/
The High Court ruled today that the government’s decision to authorise the weapon’s rollout was lawful.
https://howardleague.org/news/pava-spray-judicial-review-judgment-handed-down/
January 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Very disappointed the High Court have ruled the gvt's decision to authorise the use of PAVA spray in 3 YOIs is lawful, following a challenge by @thehowardleague.bsky.social
‼️Nacro stands with 37 organisations opposing this development and we will continue to monitor the situation.
‼️Nacro stands with 37 organisations opposing this development and we will continue to monitor the situation.
👏Letter signed by 24 charities prompted Government to abandon plans to 'name and shame' people doing unpaid work as part of their sentences.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:01 PM
👏Letter signed by 24 charities prompted Government to abandon plans to 'name and shame' people doing unpaid work as part of their sentences.
Read more➡️ shorturl.at/OOwel
Read more➡️ shorturl.at/OOwel
@hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social report on HMP Birmingham finds "too many people acutely unwell"
Nacro's report found it's very hard for prisons to care for acutely unwell people & prison-environment will often cause their mental health to decline
Our mental health report, 2024 shorturl.at/N9WxM
Nacro's report found it's very hard for prisons to care for acutely unwell people & prison-environment will often cause their mental health to decline
Our mental health report, 2024 shorturl.at/N9WxM
Points to note:
- Gangs using drones and other methods to get contraband into the jail
- High rates of illicit drug use, violence and self-harm
- Poor time out of cell for 40% of men
- Too many acutely mentally unwell men being sent to the prison.
- Gangs using drones and other methods to get contraband into the jail
- High rates of illicit drug use, violence and self-harm
- Poor time out of cell for 40% of men
- Too many acutely mentally unwell men being sent to the prison.
January 19, 2026 at 12:19 PM
@hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social report on HMP Birmingham finds "too many people acutely unwell"
Nacro's report found it's very hard for prisons to care for acutely unwell people & prison-environment will often cause their mental health to decline
Our mental health report, 2024 shorturl.at/N9WxM
Nacro's report found it's very hard for prisons to care for acutely unwell people & prison-environment will often cause their mental health to decline
Our mental health report, 2024 shorturl.at/N9WxM
💳New £2.2 mil City Hall programme in London to help low-income families access financial support they are entitled to but are not receiving due to overly-complicated access.
The hubs could help transform the financial stability of disadvantaged families in five eligible London boroughs👏
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The hubs could help transform the financial stability of disadvantaged families in five eligible London boroughs👏
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London launches a new scheme to help families claim unclaimed financial support, as child poverty affects 700,000 kids in the city.
How family hubs are helping families in poverty when they need it most
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January 15, 2026 at 11:49 AM
💳New £2.2 mil City Hall programme in London to help low-income families access financial support they are entitled to but are not receiving due to overly-complicated access.
The hubs could help transform the financial stability of disadvantaged families in five eligible London boroughs👏
Read more⬇️
The hubs could help transform the financial stability of disadvantaged families in five eligible London boroughs👏
Read more⬇️
Nacro responds to new HM Inspectorate of Prisons report on reading in prisons. We welcome the report’s findings and Charlie Taylor’s call for prisons to learn from the best examples of literacy education in prisons.
Read our full comment: shorturl.at/7AKgn
Read our full comment: shorturl.at/7AKgn
January 14, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Nacro responds to new HM Inspectorate of Prisons report on reading in prisons. We welcome the report’s findings and Charlie Taylor’s call for prisons to learn from the best examples of literacy education in prisons.
Read our full comment: shorturl.at/7AKgn
Read our full comment: shorturl.at/7AKgn
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A new trial gave homeless people £2,000 to spend however they choose. What they spent the money on may surprise you.
Homeless people were given free money, no strings attached. Here's what happened
www.bigissue.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:53 PM
A new trial gave homeless people £2,000 to spend however they choose. What they spent the money on may surprise you.
"160,000 + charities in the UK provide preventive action that saves money that would otherwise be spent on problems turned into crises" - The Guardian
Nacro support 33,000 people a night, some of the most disadvantaged in this country, to build better futures.
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Nacro support 33,000 people a night, some of the most disadvantaged in this country, to build better futures.
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The Guardian view on hard times for Britain’s charities: struggling to do more with less | Editorial
Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today, the challenges facing the voluntary sector as it attempts to cope with an ongoing funding ...
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January 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
"160,000 + charities in the UK provide preventive action that saves money that would otherwise be spent on problems turned into crises" - The Guardian
Nacro support 33,000 people a night, some of the most disadvantaged in this country, to build better futures.
shorturl.at/VTguq
Nacro support 33,000 people a night, some of the most disadvantaged in this country, to build better futures.
shorturl.at/VTguq
Cold weather without the right support can cause serious harm to people experiencing homelessness.
What are the emergency measures currently in place and are they enough to save lives?⬇️
@the-independent.com
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What are the emergency measures currently in place and are they enough to save lives?⬇️
@the-independent.com
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Homeless shelters under pressure as temperatures plunge to sub-zero
Councils across the country have launched their Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP)
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January 7, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Cold weather without the right support can cause serious harm to people experiencing homelessness.
What are the emergency measures currently in place and are they enough to save lives?⬇️
@the-independent.com
shorturl.at/dhmR7
What are the emergency measures currently in place and are they enough to save lives?⬇️
@the-independent.com
shorturl.at/dhmR7
