24th August 2021
“It really drilled home to me that if I aspired to make changes in any system, or to campaign for them, I would be best placed if I had some grasp of the realities, rather than just a theoretical or academic knowledge.”
Fantastic profile written on one of our newest recruits from Peter Stanford who, in addition to being a journalist is the Director of the Longfield Trust. He examines Mahi’s compelling journey from Oxford Union President to joining the Unlocked Graduate programme as a prison officer. This article investigates the links between frontline work and policy, the ethos and goals of the Unlocked Graduates scheme, and challenges the preconceptions of who prison officers are.