Writing in @russellwebster.com's blog, Unlocked's CEO and Founder @natashaporter.bsky.social explained the role that our new book Leading Prison Landings: The Unlocked Guide to Jailcraft can play in supporting prison officers to improve their relational practice and have the greatest possible impact

Last night, we celebrated the launch of our new book Leading Prison Landings: The Unlocked Guide to Jailcraft with colleagues, partners and supporters from across the criminal justice sector and beyond.

Finally, a toolkit for those doing the hardest job in the hardest place. Introducing Leading Prison Landings: The Unlocked Guide to Jailcraft – the first codification of what expert relational practice looks like as a prison officer and how to master it. unlockedgrads.org.uk/news-item/in...

We are delighted to be partnering with @steplab.bsky.social as we launch our new instructional coaching model for prison officers, covering more than 20 techniques to support new and experienced staff to become high-performing leaders and build transformative relationships with prisoners.

The House of Lords’ Justice and Home Affairs Committee has today published its “Better prisons: less crime” report, recognising the impact that the Unlocked programme is having, developing high-performing prison leaders who are driving real change on the landings.

We were incredibly proud to see that our fantastic team of Mentoring Prison Officers has been shortlisted for the @thirdsector.co.uk Awards in the Frontline Team of the Year category.

Prisoners are at the heart of everything we do at Unlocked Graduates. And our participants are making a real difference to the lives of the prisoners they work with on the frontline of some of our toughest prisons.

Writing in @feweek.bsky.social today, Unlocked's CEO and Founder @natashaporter.bsky.social emphasised the vital role that prison officers will play in delivering successful reform in prisons following the publication of the Sentencing Review last month.

@natashaporter.bsky.social in @thetimes.com over the weekend explaining why excellent prison officer recruitment and training has to sit at the heart of delivery of the (welcome) Sentencing Review recommendations if we're to begin to fix our prisons

If we want prison to mean more than a return visit, we must acknowledge that what prisoners do with their time inside is just as important as how long they're in for.

The Living Wage employer club is one we couldn't be prouder to be a part of

Earlier this month, we were delighted to welcome HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor to our most recent training residential for Unlocked ChangeMakers, our new, bespoke middle leadership development programme.

Writing in @feweek.bsky.social, Unlocked’s CEO and Founder @natashaporter.bsky.social outlined the way in which increased levels of support within educational settings may prevent young people from entering the criminal justice system. Read the full article here: feweek.co.uk/locked-up-yo...

We are delighted to introduce Unlocked ChangeMakers, a middle leadership development programme for custodial managers, providing them with the tools required to be inspirational leaders, drive rehabilitative change and break cycles of reoffending. Find out more: unlockedgrads.org.uk/news-item/un...

This March, Unlocked’s 2025 Conference brought together frontline staff, academics and other criminal justice experts to share learnings about the interventions that we know are driving real change in prisons to break cycles of reoffending. Find out more 👇 unlockedgrads.org.uk/news-item/wh...

During their second year on the Unlocked programme, our participants have the opportunity to complete a work placement with one of our partner organisations. Tim is part of our 2023 cohort, find out about his experiences working with Redemption Roasters 👇 unlockedgrads.org.uk/news-item/be...

Unlocked's 2025 conference in London is underway! We're delighted to be joined by our participants, Ambassadors and partners from across the criminal justice sector for a day of insights into solutions that are driving real change in prisons. #UnlockedConference

📣 More speakers confirmed 📣 Unlocked's Conference is just around the corner, and we're pleased to introduce more criminal justice experts who will be joining us, including Ian Blakeman, Professor @yvonnejewkes.bsky.social, Professor Martin Griffiths CBE and Alex South. #UnlockedConference

We’re delighted to confirm that Lady Edwina Grosvenor will be speaking at our 2025 conference later this week. Lady Edwina is a criminologist and founder of One Small Thing which aims to redesign the way that women and their children experience the criminal justice system. #UnlockedConference

📣 Keynote speaker announcement 📣 There’s just over a week to go until Unlocked's 2025 Conference. We’re delighted to announce that @davidgauke.bsky.social, Chair of the Independent Sentencing Review and former Justice Secretary, will be delivering the keynote address. #UnlockedConference

2024 was a milestone year for Unlocked Graduates, with record-breaking outcomes for our graduate leadership development programme. Our participants are having a real impact on the landings, driving system reform and breaking cycles of reoffending. Find out more: unlockedgrads.org.uk/news-item/un...

We are pleased to announce that Dame Sally Coates DBE has been elected as the new Chair of our Board of Trustees. Dame Sally is one of our founding trustees and led the government review into prison education, from which the idea for Unlocked came: unlockedgrads.org.uk/news-item/un...

“If we want to fix reoffending, at the heart of that is really investing in our prison officer workforce” Speaking to Times Radio, Unlocked Graduates’ CEO and Founder @natashaporter.bsky.social highlighted the vital role played by prison officers in breaking cycles of reoffending.

The last year has been one of milestones for Unlocked 📈 We were delighted to celebrate the launch of our 2024/25 Impact Report at the House of Lords last week with our participants, Ambassadors and supporters. unlockedgrads.org.uk/our-impact/w...

We are delighted that our Founder and CEO @natashaporter.bsky.social was named Young Australian of the Year in the UK. This award recognises Natasha's achievements throughout her career in education and criminal justice, and her outstanding contributions to the prison service with Unlocked.

New year, same mission at Unlocked – to inspire, recruit and train the next generation of leaders to be outstanding prison officers, helping to break cycles of reoffending in prison and throughout society. Our founder and CEO @natashaporter.bsky.social explains what makes our approach unique.