‘It’s not just you who does the jail sentence, it’s the whole family’ | Clare Horton

Project allows prisoners to reconnect with children and young relatives by writing them a bedtime story

We’re away from our homes, our children, all our possessions. We can’t always get on the phone to stay in touchwith people,” says Amanda Robins. “We are the ones who have done wrong and the children suffer a lot – they have done no wrong. It’s really important to let them know that.”

Robins, who is serving a sentence at HMP East Sutton Park in Kent, is one of a group of prisoners who have taken part in a project helping maintain bonds between inmates and their families.

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