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Life After Prison
A podcast for anyone who has spent time in prison or is close to someone who has. Featuring incredible stories from people who've been inside, plus advice and support for those recently released. Follow us at @afterprisonpod on Instagram and X and @lifeafterprisonpod on TikTok
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Episodes
- Life After Prison
What's It Like To Have A Partner In Prison?
Zak and Jules hear from listeners who have partners in prison and talk about how tricky it can be when your loved one is behind the door. This podcast is also…
Life After PrisonHow Can I Take Care of My Mental Health After Prison?
In this episode, Jules and Zak are joined by Wendy Robinson from CALM to talk about taking care of your mental health after you leave prison. We talk about how…
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How Do you Deal with A Life Sentence? Steve Gallant
Steve Gallant was serving a life sentence for murder when he made headlines for tackling a terrorist on London Bridge. In part one of their conversation with…
Life After PrisonHow Can I Continue With My Education After Prison?
Continuing or starting education after leaving prison can be a challenge. Here, Scott from the Shannon Trust chats to Zak and Jules about the importance of…
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What Dilemmas Did You Have to Deal with in Jail? Zak and Jules
Zak and Jules answer all your burning questions about prison and beyond. They tackle questions about what they would change about the prison system, and also…
Life After PrisonGetting Out: How Can I Keep My Recovery On Track After Prison?
Jon from Humankind joins Zak and Jules to discuss the challenges around continuing, or starting, your Recovery journey after prison. We discuss the importance…
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Gambling Took Over My Life and Led me To Jail | Ben and Steve
Ben Jones and Steve Girling both spent time in prison as a result of gambling. In part 1 of this interview they talk to Zak and Jules about how their gambling…
Life After PrisonGetting Out: Do I Need To Be On Benefits To Find Housing?
In this series of Getting Out, we’re focusing on your questions about housing. In this episode, Jules spoke to Louis who came out on HDC and is now finding it…
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How Do You Deal With Relationships In Jail?
Zak and Jules talk about the issues around relationships when a loved one is locked up in jail and the impact on those relationships once you get out. Before…
Life After PrisonGetting Out: What Are My Housing Options After Prison?
In this series of Getting Out, we’re going to be focusing on your questions about housing. In this episode, we’re revisiting a previous episode where Jules and…
- Life After Prison
I Started My Youtube Channel In Jail | David Navarro
David Navarro is a TV Producer, presenter and filmmaker. He started the successful Youtube Channel, Delinquent Nation from prison. David spent almost a decade…
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I Found My Voice In Prison Tassie Ghilani
Our brand new series of Life After Prison starts next week, but in the meantime, Zak has been going back through some of his favourite episodes from the…
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From Prisoner to CEO Anthony Olanipekun
Life After Prison will be back in a few weeks with a brand new series, but in the meantime Zak has been digging in the crates to bring you some of his…
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Did You Ever Think That You'd Go To Prison? Zak and Jules
Before we return with the brand new series of Life After Prison, Zak has been digging in the vaults for some of his favourite epsiodes from series 1. This was…
Life After PrisonGetting Out: How will the Recent Changes to the Rules about Disclosure Affect Me?
Jules chats to Debbie Sadler from Unlock about the recent changes to the rules around disclosing your conviction. There are new rehabilitation periods for some…
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New Beginnings after Jail | Zak and Jules
Zak and Jules discuss what new beginnings mean to them. We also hear about Jules recent trip to visit East Sutton Park, the last prison she was in before she…
Life After PrisonGetting Out: Are People Going To Judge Me At Work?
In this series of Getting Out, Jules is joined by Debbie Sadler who is Head of Advice at Unlock – an organisation that provides information and advice to…
Life After PrisonBeing On An IPP Sentence (Recorded Live at Greenwich University) | Andrew Morris and Sara Ramsden
Both Andrew Morris and Sara Ramsden have personal experience of dealing with IPP sentences. Andrew from serving 12 years inside on the sentence, and Sara with…
Life After PrisonGetting Out: Can I Progress In My Career With A Conviction?
In this series of Getting Out, Jules is joined by Debbie Sadler who is Head of Advice at Unlock – an organisation that provides information and advice to…
Life After PrisonWhat's Christmas Like In Jail? | Zak and Jules
Zak and Jules discuss what they like about the festive period and how they spend their time over the holidays now they are out of jail. This podcast is also…
Life After PrisonGetting Out: What Support Is Available Once I’m In Employment?
In this series of Getting Out, Jules is joined by Debbie Sadler who is Head of Advice at Unlock – an organisation that provides information and advice to…
Life After PrisonThe Love I Found Inside Helped Me Accept Myself | Danny Baker
Danny Baker talks about his journey into boxing as a trans man, how boxing helped him get away from his old lifestyle and with his mental health, the…
Life After PrisonGetting Out: How Can I Find A Different Career After Prison?
In this series of Getting Out, Jules is joined by Debbie Sadler who is Head of Advice at Unlock – an organisation that provides information and advice to…
Life After PrisonWould You Be Prepared To Go Back To Prison? | Zak and Jules
Zak and Jules discuss how long they were planning their release, their experience of D Cat and answer the question of whether they'd be prepared to go back to…
Life After PrisonGetting Out: Will My Conviction Affect Where I Can Work?
In this series of Getting Out, Jules is joined by Debbie Sadler who is Head of Advice at Unlock – an organisation that provides information and advice to…
Life After PrisonI Help Young People Get Into The Music Industry | Corey Johnson
Corey Johnson has been credited on Drake’s One Dance, recently won A.I.M Entrepreneur of the Year, and includes music producer, record label president…
Life After PrisonGetting Out: Getting To The Interview Stage
In a new series of Getting Out, Jules is joined by Debbie Sadler who is Head of Advice at Unlock – an organisation that provides information and advice to…
Life After PrisonIs Prison Like What You See On TV? | Zak and Jules
Zak and Jules discuss things they experienced for the first time inside, Zak updates Jules on the word from the wing in Brixton, and they answer listeners'…
Life After PrisonGetting Out: How Do I Find Out Which Jobs I Can Have With My Conviction?
In a new series of Getting Out, Jules is joined by Debbie Sadler who is Head of Advice at Unlock – an organisation that provides information and advice to…
Life After PrisonWhat’s It Like To Be In A Maximum Security Australian Prison? | Katie
Katie now works as a Senior Producer at an arts and homelessness organisation, but her journey into this position was anything but typical. After losing her…
Life After PrisonIntroducing: Money Mondays
We've a new series of Life After Prison coming for you this Thursday, but while you are waiting for that we wanted to introduce you to a new podcast from…
Life After PrisonIntroducing: The Secret Life of Prisons – Letters To Myself
LAP Introduces, The Secret Life of Prisons, Letters To Myself Life After Prison will be back with you soon but while we are finalising series 4 in the studio…
Life After PrisonIntroducing: The Secret Life of Prisons – Future Prisons
Life After Prison will be back with you soon but while we are finalising series 4 in the studio, we thought we would share some episodes of another podcast…
Life After PrisonIntroducing: The Secret Life of Prisons – Two Peas in a Pad
Life After Prison will be back with you soon but while we are finalising series 4 in the studio, we thought we would share some episodes of another podcast…
Life After PrisonIntroducing: The Secret Life of Prisons – The Secret Life of Lifers: Part 2
Life After Prison will be back with you soon but while we are finalising series 4 in the studio, we thought we would share some episodes of another podcast…
Life After PrisonIntroducing: The Secret Life of Prisons – The Secret Life of Lifers: Part 1
Life After Prison will be back with you soon but while we are finalising series 4 in the studio, we thought we would share some episodes of another podcast…
Life After PrisonFrom Prisoner To Being Played On Radio 1 | Hak Baker | The Sit Down (Live)
He’s just released his debut album Worlds End FM, recently played at Glastonbury, and is getting played on Radio 1 and 2. But life wasn’t always like this for…
Life After PrisonI Overcame My Addiction In Prison | Julie Muir | The Sit Down
As a young person, Julie Muir struggled with addiction and was often in and out of prison as a result. While she was in for the final time, she met a peer…
Life After PrisonMy £1.6m Win Led Me To Prison | Tracey Stevenson | The Sit Down
Tracey started out playing online bingo and ended up stealing over one million pounds from her employer to fund a gambling addiction. Here, she tells Zak and…
Life After PrisonThe Impact of Prison | Dean and Sally | The Sit Down
This episode features forensic psychologist Sally Tilt and Dean Cramer, who spent six years inside. Alongside Zak and Jules, they discuss the long term mental…
Life After PrisonDads On Both Sides of The Door | Graham and Gasconi | The Sit Down
In this episode Zak and Jules sit down with Jules’ dad, Graham, and Gasconi, who became a dad the day before he went inside. They discuss how prison affected…
Life After PrisonCEO of the Prison Service | Amy Rees | The Sit Down
Zak and Jules sit down with the CEO of HMPPS, Amy Rees to ask her about how prison officers are trained, how prisoner complaints are dealt with inside and ask…
Life After PrisonI Surprised My Probation Officer By Having My Own Business | Shanice Lee | The Sit Down
Zak and Jules speak to award-winning lash technician Shanice Lee about the importance of being open and honest about her past, her time in prison and where she…
Life After PrisonMy Passion For Art Was Born In Prison | Gary Mansfield | The Sit Down
Gary Mansfield never thought someone like him could be an artist, but after taking a punt on an art class in prison, he found himself hooked. After writing to…
Life After PrisonLife After Prison Presents: Touch Road – Episode 3
While The Sit Down is taking a short break, we bring you Touch Road, a brand new mini-series about life after release from prison. Three people tell their…
Life After PrisonLife After Prison Presents: Touch Road – Episode 2
While The Sit Down is taking a short break, we bring you Touch Road, a brand new mini-series about life after release from prison. Three people tell their…
Life After PrisonLife After Prison Presents: Touch Road – Episode 1
While The Sit Down is taking a short break, we bring you Touch Road, a brand-new mini-series about life after release from prison. Three people tell their…
Life After PrisonThe Sit Down: My Friends From Prison Understand | Nigel and Rony
The friends you make in prison can help you to survive your sentence, and achieve success when you get out. This week we Sit Down with Nigel and Rony, two of…
Life After PrisonThe Sit Down: I Used To Listen To Radio In My Cell, Now I’m On It | Ali Abdi
Before going inside, Ali never thought he’d end up working in radio. But, after taking an interest in National Prison Radio, he eventually started working for…
Life After PrisonThe Sit Down: Helping People Is Better Than Any High | Darren Murinas
While in prison, Darren Murinas took a cooking class where he was encouraged to be a peer mentor, and upon release his passion for helping others using his…
Life After PrisonThe Sit Down: I Used To Write Code In My Cell | Josh Rolland
Software engineer Josh Rolland didn’t know how to code before he went inside. Now, he’s the co-founder of CodeAtt, a Not For Profit Organisation that teaches…
Life After PrisonThe Sit Down: Now I’m Part Of The Solution | Nequela Whittaker
Nequela Whittaker once aspired to be South London’s biggest drug dealer. Today she’s a youth worker, author and mentor who is passionate about working with…
Life After PrisonThe Sit Down: You Never Stop Being A Solider | Rich Jones
Author, workshop facilitator and father Rich Jones sits down with Zak and Jules to talk about the impact that his time inside had on his sons and what he’s…
Life After PrisonThe Sit Down: We Believe That People Can Change | Chief Probation Officer Sonia Flynn
Usually on The Sit Down, we speak to someone who has been inside themselves or is close to someone who has. This episode is a little bit different, as we sit…
Life After PrisonThe Sit Down: Picking Up The Pen Inside Is What Saved Me | Lady Unchained
We’re back with series 2 of The Sit Down! And what better way to kick off than with poet, author, radio host and workshop facilitator, Lady Unchained. Here she…
Life After PrisonWe’ll Be Back Next Week With Series 2 of The Sit Down!
The Sit Down is back with Series 2 next week on Thursday 26th January. Contact us: If anything you’ve heard in this podcast has inspired you to make a positive…
Life After PrisonGetting Out: Rebuilding Your Confidence
Building your confidence up again when you've spent time inside can be tough: Whether it’s navigating social situations, knowing what to say in a job…
Life After PrisonGetting Out: Education On The Out with Shannon Trust
Continuing or starting education after leaving prison can be a challenge. Here, Scott from the Shannon Trust explains the importance of education, what the…
Life After PrisonThe Sit Down: From A Life Sentence To A Groundbreaking US Podcast | Ear Hustle
Today’s Sit Down features Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor, hosts of the massive US podcast Ear Hustle. Ear Hustle started inside San Quentin Prison while…
Life After PrisonGetting Out: Managing My Health with NHS Reconnect
Kate Morrissey from NHS England joins us to explain how to register with a GP, talk about the NHS Reconnect service and how to access it and provides…