NPR is there 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to support the brains and hearts of people living in prisons across England and Wales 🧠 This is just one piece of feedback we collected from a listener, out of the hundreds of people we surveyed throughout this year. #2025Recap

‘Connection’: Behind The Scenes with Brother Film 🎥 What an experience and what an honour to work on this production with such a talented group of people and pigeons. 🕊️ If you enjoyed the film, please vote for it to win a Smiley Charity Film Award: smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/connec...

Your first peek through the bars is into one of our in-prison radio studios - an unremarkable space where remarkable things happen ✨ It’s in this very room that we’ve unearthed some of the finest talent in radio and podcasting today. From prison to professional production 💫

Over the next week or two as we gear up to wind down, we’ll open up the bars, and let you in through the gates to unearth some of this year’s hidden, or not so hidden gems and learn just how impactful our charity’s work has been this year 💫 #PRACountdown #PrisonRadio

This week on Hold or Fold #podcast, Ben is in HMP Berwyn for a powerful conversation around addiction and recovery. He also meets Ian - a former resident and gambler of 47 years - whose emotional story shows why #gambling harm support in #prisons is vital: open.spotify.com/episode/78eh...

You watched the film, you shared it with loved ones, you believed in the sound of change, and you even hit that big blue donate button 87 times. Together, you all ensured that women behind bars can start working towards brighter futures beyond them 🕊️ Thank you - x10,196 times.

⏳ Just 3 hours left! Donations will no longer be doubled, but anything given in these final hours will help us reach even more women in prison and those rebuilding their lives on release 🕊️ 🤠 Last chance saloon. Closes 12 noon: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... #Prison #Radio

This week, we’re chuffed and excited to be welcoming the legend Julie Hesmondhalgh into our Styal studio 💫 But before she steps between the bars, she is asking YOU to support the very work she is about to experience firsthand: www.prison.radio/donate #BigGive #ChristmasChallenge #TheSoundOfChange

What would you say to someone thinking about donating to support this work? Help us change more women’s lives as they leave prison 🕊️ What are you waiting for? Donate now to get your donation doubled. Campaign closes at 12pm tomorrow: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Provide opportunities for women in prison and on release 🕊️ Donate before 12pm on Tuesday 9th December to get your money DOUBLED: www.prison.radio/donate #BigGive #ChristmasChallenge #TheSoundOfChange

Crossing the half way point with MC Grindah, yeah ✌️ Help us raise ten bags to support people in prison. Your mum loves donating, your nan loves donating. Do you love donating? 🤔 🔗 Link in bio. #BigGive #ChristmasChallenge #KuruptFM

A little snapshot into our work at HMP Styal - captured by the wonderful Andy Aitchison 📸 This is exactly what your donations will continue to fund - training, mentoring, and a safe space for women to re-find their voices and develop new skills. Donate now: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

What difference did National Prison Radio make to your life after you left #prison? Help us show more women that there is so much more to their lives than their #crime 🕊️ Donate to our end-of-year @biggive.bsky.social fundraiser. All #donations will be doubled: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Help women in prison improve their mental health, and realise new talents, and new ambitions 📻 Donate over the weekend to have your contribution doubled: www.prison.radio/donate #BigGive #ChristmasChallenge #SoundOfChange #Women #Radio #Prison

32% of the way there. Can we make it to 50% by the time the weekend kicks in? 👀 🦸Be our half way hero: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... #Donate #BigGive #DoubleDonations

We first met Scout in our radio studio behind the bars of HMP Styal. Less than two years later, Scout has won numerous industry Gold awards & this week they took home a Rose D’Or 🌹 Help us discover more Scouts in 2026: www.prison.radio/donate All donations doubled. Thank you.

How does radio make women with experience of prison feel? You can help boost the confidence of women in prison, prepare people for release, and improve the lives of thousands across the prison estate 🕊️ Donate to our end-of-year @biggive fundraiser: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

One Da knows 🤝 Give women in prison the chance to find their voices again. What are you waiting for? ⏳ Donate now and it will be doubled: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

🕊️ Our biggest fundraiser of the year is now live. Double your donation this December: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05.... #BigGiveChristmasChallenge #Donate

📣 Double Donation December is here. Our biggest fundraising campaign of the year is officially LIVE: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... And what better way to kick things off than with the release of our brand-new film, Connection.

Landing in three hours 👀 Prison. Pigeons. Power. And of course… radio. 🎬 Get ready to watch, share, and donate. 💰 Get ready to make an impact. 💙 Get ready for Connection. Coming to a screen near you at 12pm 🕊️ prison.radio/biggive/ #BigGive #ChristmasChallenge

You heard Zak. Be ready to give Big. ⏰ 24 hours to go. 👉 Head to www.prison.radio/biggive for more info. #BigGive #ChristmasChallenge #Donate #TheSoundOfChange

Welcome to the team, Louis Theroux 🤝 To celebrate Louis' arrival, we are launching our biggest fundraiser yet. In two days, you have the chance to support a ‘cause like no other’ and get your donation doubled. ⏳ 48 hours to go 💷 £10,000 to raise 🕛 12PM, 2nd December @biggive.bsky.social

We recently visited HMP Brixton to record with @prisonradiouk.bsky.social on care leavers' rights. The interview's been broadcast across prisons in England throughout National Care Leavers Month. Huge thanks to Prison Radio for having us! #NCLM

70% of women in prison have experienced domestic abuse, @prisonradiouk.bsky.social At Nacro, we understand the need for dedicated services responding to the needs and experiences of women. We work holistically with women to understand where they want their lives to go and help them to move on.

Good evening, from the UK’s Production Company of the Year 🤯 Last night we returned home from the Audio Production Awards with our bags a little heavier... 🥈 Four Silver trophies 🥇 Four Gold trophies 👑 One Production Company of the Year crown

We are committed to sharing real stories, support, and hope for anyone affected by domestic abuse. Through NPR we are educating, challenging harmful behaviours, and promoting healthy relationships across our audience, with the support of organisations like @WIP_live.

We invited @jahdigga into our studio to share his own story of addiction on our podcast @holdorfoldpod, which shines a light on real experiences of gambling and the criminal justice system. The episode is out now. 🎲 Tune in this Addiction Awareness Week: open.spotify.com/show/3KdWnnB...

💛 200,000 children in England and Wales see a parent go to prison each year. National Prison Radio keeps families connected and helps break the cycle of reoffending. 🕛 Provide connection and support people in prison: launching 12PM, Tuesday 2nd December. #CWPiPDAY #SoundOfChange #PrisonRadio

Help us raise £10,000 to support our work with women in #prison 👊 Campaign launches 12 PM, 2nd December: prison.radio/biggive #TheSoundOfChange #PrisonRadio #BigGiveChristmasChallenge

⏳ 10 days to go. 💷 £10,000 to raise. 🎧 Tune in and help people in prison learn, grow & plan for life outside. 🕛 12 PM, 2nd December: www.prison.radio/biggive #TheSoundOfChange #PrisonRadio #BigGiveChristmasChallenge

30 under 30, and two of them ours! ✨ Beyond proud of Nico and Ollie, officially named ‘ones to watch’ in the @radioacademy 30 Under 30 list. Support more journeys from #prison to #production by backing our Big Give campaign, launching 2nd December 🔜 🔗 www.prison.radio/biggive

Including how children's homes will call the police when a child placed in their care for their protection breaks something ⚰️ @prisonradiouk.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

National Prison Radio and our podcasts like @afterprisonpod give listeners tools to support mental and physical wellbeing. Helping people take control of their wellbeing, stay resilient, and maintain a positive mindset - not just during #SelfCareWeek, but every day, 24/7 💙

Our @scouttzofiya.bsky.social spent their Sunday digging up audio gems on BBC Radio 4 💎 👂Wrap your ears around their favourites on Pick of the Week: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #BBCRadio4 #PickOfTheWeek #PrisonRadio

SOMETHING IS COMING…👀 This December, let’s do something Big. Get ready to watch, share and donate. #BigGive #NationalPrisonRadio #SoundOfChange #PrisonCharity #ChristmasChallenge #Donate #ComingSoon

Meet Malik - our Production and Social Media Assistant for our award-winning podcast, @afterprisodpod 💜🎙 We’re very lucky to have Malik banging the drum for the Prison Radio Association Head here: prison.radio/malik/ to read what this legend has to say about PRA life 📖

Radio started it in 1897. Podcasts are carrying it forward. At the Prison Radio Association, we’ve evolved from radio waves to podcast streams, giving people a voice as they rebuild life inside prison and after release. From airwaves to audio streams, radio’s legacy continues to change lives 💫

Skills workshopping at HMP Styal ft Phoebe McIndoe, Audible…and a tomato. 🍅 A day of creativity, collaboration and laugh-out-loud storytelling behind bars, helping women in prison find their voice through audio. We’re a charity using radio to change lives 💙

📸 Tomorrow on The Secret Life of Prisons… We’re inviting you to look as well as listen 👀 Scroll through the five photos below while hearing from the man behind the camera - Andy Aitchison. 🎧 Subscribe to The Secret Life of Prisons wherever you get your podcasts #SecretLifeOfPrisons

It's BACK, and it's Bigger than ever… But we can’t do it without you. Starting at 12pm on Tuesday 2nd December, donate to our Big Give page and your donation will be doubled, helping us reach £10,000 to support women behind bars. More info: www.prison.radio/biggive #BigGive

Leaving prison can be one of life’s most stressful experiences. We support people both preparing for release and after release through our Life After Prison and Outside In podcasts. Both offer guidance, inspiration, and practical information to help ease the transition 💙

“I’m going for, like, sales jobs, office jobs, office clerk, assistant and interviews go overwhelmingly good until, ‘Oh, by the way, do you have any convictions?" Zak's experience of job-rejection is common for many after prison. Hear his story in this eye-opening interview ⬇️

It’s #TalkMoney Week! 💬 For the past two years, with support from Santander, we’ve been running Money Mondays - a podcast and NPR show helping people in prison and those recently released build financial confidence 💸 🎧 Hear what it’s all about: open.spotify.com/show/3S0Sljc...

🚨 Life After Prison is back with a brand new series: Cellmate to CEO 🚨 Presented by Tony Supreme, CEO of Soul Surge Wellness, who first met us during his sentence, we sit down with leaders, and changemakers to explore their journey from prison to leadership 💼 🎧 open.spotify.com/show/6l2Bbet...

Our charity is committed to supporting those who have worked with us on NPR after release, providing paid traineeships and opportunities for ongoing professional development through our talent development programme. Second chances shouldn’t be scary. Let's open those doors...🚪

The Prison Radio Association is the most nominated organisation at AudioUK’s 2025 APAs - and once again, our little charity will be bumping shoulders with the big players as we compete for Production Company of the Year 🤯 A mind-blowing 11 nominations across 11 categories!

National Prison Radio has been celebrating Black History Month with powerful interviews, music, and stories from inspiring figures across the Black community - voices that uplift, educate, and stand in solidarity with people in prison. Swipe to see who’s featured on the radio this month! ➡️

There’s so much talent behind bars. Lady Unchained is proof of that. 👑 From discovering the power of the pen while serving time, to becoming a poet, author, and Gold star award-winning broadcaster - every day, she’s showing the world that there is life after prison 💫

Did you know? National Prison Radio isn’t just about the music - it’s a lifeline. 🎙️ #PrisonRadio #DidYouKnow #VoicesFromInside #RehabilitationThroughRadio #HopeOnAir