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The facts
About 504 people sleep outside every night
8 out of every 10 prisoners admit to drug misuse prior to prison
7 out of every 10 prisoners have been in prison before
7 out of every 10 prisoners are unemployed prior to prison
7 out of every 10 female prisoners have no formal qualifications
6 out of every 10 male sentenced prisoners consume alcohol haphazardly
5 out of every 10 male prisoners were excluded from school
3 out of every 10 prisoners have been in care
Source: Prison Fellowship
In 1976 Andy Clark was working four days on/three days off as a nursing auxiliary in a mental hospital in Lancashire. One night he got back late to his hostel, walked...
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