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Ex-offender ➝ Master of Arts | Poet | Longford Trust Scholar | Rap Journalist for Inside Time
Overgrown, my debut poetry collection, is out AUGUST 18

#Overgrown #PoetryCollection #BookRelease #prisonpoetry #PoetryCommunity #Poet
August 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Longford Scholar, Will, graduated last week.

As he waited to shake hands with the Vice-Chancellor, he thought about all that had happened to him.

And how his graduation proved wrong the people who had counted him out.

You can read his blog here www.longfordtrust.org/they-say-edu...
They say education is freedom. I learned that while I was locked up - The Longford Trust
Our Longford Scholar Will Pendray graduated last week (pictured right with trust director Peter Stanford).  As he waited in line to walk out on stage […]
www.longfordtrust.org
February 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Unlock Drama supports Neurodiversity Support Leads and their case loads in custody.

Participant Quotes:

● It was great to work with others with ADHD and neurodiversity!
● Confidence in trusting other people and being trusted. Taking responsibility. I have more
faith in myself
February 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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For this price, we could build over 6,000 affordable homes. That’s 4.5 homes per prisoner place. Which choice would make Scotland fairer and safer?

New Barlinnie prison costs double to almost £1bn www.bbc.com/news/article...
New Barlinnie prison costs double to almost £1bn
The replacement HMP Glasgow will open in 2028, three years later than originally planned.
www.bbc.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Congratulations to our scholar, Will Pendray, who has graduated from Brighton University with a distinction in his MA in creative writing (pictured with his daughter and trust director Peter Stanford).

Poet, musician and journalist, Will has a bright and brilliant career ahead of him.
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February 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM