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Tag Archives: drug and alcohol addictions
ABC prison stories with the personal Churchill Fellowship connection
The most significant memorable event of 2018 is thanks to the ABC and my former partner Craig, whom was the personal catalyst for my Churchill Fellowship. The ABC investigated and ran prison related stories in the lead up to the … Continue reading
Posted in Churchill Fellowship, Justice, Lived experience
Tagged Churchill Fellowship, Credible Messengers, criminality, desistance, drug and alcohol addictions, Ex-offenders, ex-prisoners, Lived experience, peer mentors, prison reform, recidivism, reformed offenders, Rehabilitation, rehabilitative role of reformed ex-prisoners, resettlement
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JusTas Symposium ‘Reintegration: Throughcare to What?’ Hobart, Tasmania
Excellent Symposium held in Tasmania by JusTas titled ‘Reintegration: Throughcare to What? Reducing Crime and Safer Communities’ on 28th November 2016. JusTas is a new group in Tasmania promoting justice, best practice and valuable outcomes for returning citizens and the … Continue reading
Posted in Justice, Reintegration
Tagged 2015 ‘50th Anniversary’ Churchill Fellowship Award, Claire Seppings, convictions, Credible Messengers, desistance, drug and alcohol addictions, empowerment, Ex-offenders, ex-prisoners, Lived experience, peer mentors, people with convictions, reformed offenders, Rehabilitation, rehabilitative role of reformed ex-prisoners, Reintegration, resettlement, restorative justice, Returned Citizens, service users
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‘Victorian prisoners ‘maxing out’ jail sentences’, investigates ABC’s national reporter Josie Taylor.
In case, you missed it. Great story by ABC’s national reporter Josie Taylor, titled, ‘Victorian prisoners ‘maxing out’ jail sentences’, again brilliantly incorporating the views of former prisoners, the experts by experience, the vital valuable lived experience perspective required for … Continue reading
Posted in Churchill Fellowship, Justice, Reintegration
Tagged ABC, Churchill Fellowship, Claire Seppings, convictions, Criminal code, criminality, desistance, drug and alcohol addictions, Ex-offenders, ex-prisoners, families of offenders, Josie Taylor, Lived experience, Mentoring, Parole, Prison, prisoners, Probation, recidivism, reformed offenders, rehabilitative role of reformed ex-prisoners, Reintegration, service users, social exclusion
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12th Reintegration Puzzle Conference 20 – 22 June 2016 Geelong, Victoria
Come along and spread the word: The 12th Reintegration Puzzle Conference, themed ‘Disability and Incarceration: Multiple Disadvantage and the Need for Individualised Support’ is being held in Geelong, Victoria, Australia on 20 – 22 June 2016. I will be facilitating a … Continue reading
Posted in Reintegration
Tagged 2015 ‘50th Anniversary’ Churchill Fellowship Award, Claire Seppings, community justice courts, convictions, Credible Messengers, criminal records, Criminology, desistance, drug and alcohol addictions, education, Ex-offenders, ex-prisoners, Lived experience, Peer Mentor training, peer mentors, recidivism, Reformation, reformed offenders, Rehabilitation, rehabilitative role of reformed ex-prisoners, service users, Social Enterprise
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Churchill Fellowship Report now available
My 2015 Churchill Fellowship report To study the rehabilitative role of ex-prisoners/offenders as peer mentors in Reintegration models is now available on the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. Claire Seppings Churchill Fellow The Report summarises the key findings of my seven-week Fellowship investigations … Continue reading
Posted in Churchill Fellowship, Justice, Reintegration
Tagged 2015 ‘50th Anniversary’ Churchill Fellowship Award, Churchill Fellowship, Churchill Fellowship Award, Claire Seppings, community justice courts, convictions, Credible Messengers, criminal records, criminality, Criminology, desistance, drug and alcohol addictions, education, empowerment, Ex-offenders, ex-prisoners, families of offenders, incarceration, Lived experience, mass incarceration, Mentoring, peacemakers, Peer Mentor training, peer mentors, Penal Reform, people with convictions, prisoners, recidivism, Reformation, reformed offenders, reformed prisoners, Rehabilitation, rehabilitative role of reformed ex-prisoners, Reintegration, resettlement, restorative justice, service users, Social Enterprise, social exclusion, social inclusion, social justice, violence interrupters, Youth Justice
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My Churchill Fellowship Trip Week 7: USA New York City
The final week of my Churchill Fellowship trip in the United States of America, in New York City was the perfect end to an incredibly inspiring fact finding journey. Criminal Justice reform is well underway across the country and I … Continue reading
Posted in Justice
Tagged Churchill Fellowship, Claire Seppings, community justice courts, Credible Messengers, Criminology, desistance, drug and alcohol addictions, education, Ex-offenders, ex-prisoners, peacemakers, peer mentors, prison reform, Probation, rehabilitative role of reformed ex-prisoners, restorative justice, violence interrupters
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My Churchill Fellowship Trip Week 6: Sweden (Stockholm)
It was a vision and dream come true to visit Sweden to meet with KRIS in Stockholm. KRIS was established several years ago by former criminals and drug addicts to help people in prison returning to society turn their lives … Continue reading
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