Jesse Jackson
The Twinning Project is a partnership between HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) and professional football clubs with the objective of twinning every prison in England and Wales with a local professional football club.
The aim is to engage approximately 48 prisoners per year in each of the 117 prisons in England and Wales in football-based programmes to improve their mental and physical health, wellbeing and obtain a qualification which will help improve their life chances and gain employment on release.
1. Statistically offending peaks at 24 years of age and drops off at 40 years of age.
2. Those in stable domestic and social relationships are less likely to reoffend.
3. Employment and opportunity are the primary drivers of purpose and value. This has a massive impact on their propensity to reoffend.
Professional coaches and football club staff, supported by prison PE officers co-deliver accredited coaching and employability based qualifications to prisoners to better prepare them for life after their release.
of those in custody unemployed at the time of imprisonment
of prisoners were regular truant prior to sentencing
of male sentenced prisoners were excluded from school
of female prisoners have no qualifications prior to custody
of male prisoners have no qualifications prior to custody
do not have paid employment on release
Actual financial cost of crime to tax payer per annum
Men, woman and young people in custody in England and Wales
Adult men will reoffend within one year of release
Juveniles will reoffend with one year of release
A Local Club and Prison relationship is optimal
Prisons and clubs to consider geographic proximity so as to consider post release engagement
Delivery that supports and protects local community
Delivery that dovetails with other local community initiatives and through the gate support
Clubs do not cannibalise from other clubs unless no provision is being undertaken
The Football Club Foundation to act as primary through the gate support to guarantee engagement
