No child should go without at Christmas
A woman who was able to send her children Christmas presents while in prison has praised the volunteer-run programme, which “plays a big part” in stopping inmates from reoffending.
“It gave them hope that mummy was going to be alright… it gave them hope that things would change and that they would see me again.” “One of the things that will prevent reoffending is having strong family relationships… if you’re thinking about your wife and your kids, that’s quite a powerful thing to stop you from going back along those roads where you’ve been before.
Since then, the scheme has delivered thousands of Christmas presents to children with parents in prison across the country – and aims to deliver more than 5,000 this year from 99 out of 117 prisons in England and Wales. Ms John said: “I remember walking through the landing and seeing this sign on the notice board that said about the Angel Tree programme.”
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