Anna
The first contact I had with Anna was a telephone call completely out of the blue after a group member had identified how distressed she was and passed on my number. I took over an hour to calm Anna down as she was completely distraught. Her son had been arrested the previous day and had […]
Simon
In July 2017, Simon was accused of raping a women who he invited into his home after meeting earlier in the evening in a pub. They didn’t have any sexual contact besides a kiss in the living room. Simon is reasonably disabled due to being born with a congenital disorder which affects his legs and […]
Sophie
I was first contacted by Sophie in early 2021 after she requested to join my Facebook group. Her partner had been jailed a few days previously for a very serious crime and she was nearing the end of her third pregnancy. She was seeking advice about the possibility of him being allowed to attend the […]
Alice
I met Alice at one of the numerous conferences that I have attended up and down the country, over the years. She is an elderly, very frail woman but she finds the strength to attend as many of these social gatherings as she can afford to every year. The support for Alice is one of […]
Sarah & Sarah’s Son Sam
Imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentences were indeterminate sentences given to serious offenders who posed a significant risk of serious harm to the public. They were rolled out in 2005 but later abolished in 2012. The courts imposed a total of 8,711 IPP sentences (some offenders received more than one). Although it is more […]