To mark International Restorative Justice Week, NIACRO has produced this article to focus on the ASPIRE programme and the restorative approaches taken in its partnership with NI Alternatives and Community Restorative Justice Ireland (CRJI).
FAMM (Family and Money Matters) faced significant challenges in the wake of the first COVID-19 lockdown. Used to meeting our service users’ needs in face to face meetings, especially in prisons, we were faced with a quick channel shift.
NIACRO is a charity that makes a unique and specialised contribution to society through the delivery of a wide range of services and develops programmes for children and young people; families affected by imprisonment; and adults, in prison and in the community.
On Wednesday 1st August and to coincide with World Play Day an event took place in Maghaberry’s Visitors Reception, involving children of prisoners that have been working on an art project.