We are the Prison Radio Association - a small but mighty charity, and now officially the UK’s leading podcast network 🤯 And we didn’t just take gold…we filled the whole podium! 🥇🥈🥉 To the BPAs, thank you for recognising our work on such a monumental platform 💫 prison.radio/prison-radio...

We’re beyond proud to share the powerful voices of our colleagues, Scout and Lady Unchained, who have written and published poetry books reflecting on their experiences in prison.This #NationalPoetryDay, have a read: www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page... www.pagesofhackney.co.uk/webshop/prod...

👂 Happy #InternationalPodcastDay! At the Prison Radio Association, we believe in the power of podcasts to inform, inspire, and give a voice to people whose stories too often go unheard. 🔌 Plug in and explore our full pod-folio 👉 www.prison.radio/podcasts #PrisonRadio

We couldn’t do it without you 👊 Give people in prison a voice and a chance at a brighter future: www.prison.radio/donate #PrisonRadio #SupportPrisoners #CriminalJusticeReform

💌 “If you're not in contact with your kids… write a letter every day. Show them you never left their side.” In this clip from Life After Prison, Faye and Toni - National Prison Radio’s very own banter trailblazers - talk about coming home as parents, missing their children, and staying connected.

Flashback to a year ago when we completed (with @radiostudioservices.bsky.social) refurb of the two radio studios in HMP Brixton for @prisonradiouk.bsky.social! New mics, headphones, woodwork and Upgraded to @RodeMic.bksy.social Rodecaster Pro 2s! #radiostudio #prisonradio #podcast #podcasting

Sign up to receive our monthly newsletter: mailchi.mp/59a9a1a7ce99... Next one lands tomorrow ⏭️ #prison #news #charity #support

🔀 Outside In - our first podcast made entirely by people who learnt how to make radio while working with us during their prison sentences. Each episode talks opportunities, explores career paths, and shines a light on what’s waiting on the other side of the door. open.spotify.com/show/6oCif1s...

Another day, another train, another prison survey visit - this time at HMP Cardiff. We spoke with 53 people on their prison wings about the impact of #NationalPrisonRadio. Here is just one snippet: "It's another avenue for release, prison is stressful and it helps the world not get on top of you."

🔒 The Secret Life of Prisons - our podcast that tells the hidden stories from behind bars. From arrival to release, we shine a light on the realities of prison life, challenge misconceptions, and explore the human stories that often go untold. 🎧 Tune in: open.spotify.com/show/7H4rdPO...

Do you listen to our Secret Life of Prisons #podcast? We're heading to the Uni of Greenwich for a special live recording of our next episode – and you’re invited 🎙️ 🗓️ Tuesday 23 September 🕰️ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm 📍 Lower Deck, University of Greenwich 🎟️ shorturl.at/5qg6B

There is so much talent behind bars. Nico is proof of that. 🚀 Read more: www.prison.radio/nico

Malik at HMP The Mount, bringing Takeover Tuesdays straight to the wing 🔊 He spent the day picking up song requests, ideas, and stories from people inside, ready to share on our award-winning show with up to 80,000 listeners across prisons in England and Wales 👊 #NationalPrisonRadio

Sunshine days with Hak Baker at HMP Brixton ☀️ Thank you so much to Hak for continuing to give his precious time to support our work, and for bringing his music, his story, and his energy – showing just how powerful creativity can be, inside and out 💙 #PrisonRadio #CreativityBehindBars

Some very big names on stage at this year’s Radio Academy Festival, and we don’t just mean Louis Theroux 👀 Repping the Prison Radio Association: 🎤 @UnchainedP on hosting duties ✍️ @socio_plath on poetry, psychosis and presenting 🎙️ Phil Maguire in conversation with Louis

Frank’s walking 200 miles from HMP Styal to HMP Brixton — all to raise awareness and funds for work supporting people with experience of prison. To help him reach the finish line on behalf of @prisonradiouk.bsky.social, please reshare, or donate here: www.justgiving.com/page/200-mile-walk

🎙️ From prison radio to #BBC1Xtra Nico's path is testament to the work of @prisonradiouk.bsky.social 🎧 We chat to Evie Dickinson, Head of Fundraising & Communications on the latest episode of #TheCharityShow podcast. #PrisonRadioAssociation #Charity #BBC @prisonradiointl.bsky.social

A final shout out (for now) to our incredible friend Frank, who last week completed a 200-mile walk to honour a journey that changed his life - and to raise awareness for the people still walking theirs inside 🥾 #WorldSuicidePreventionDay #FrankWalks #200MilesForChange #PrisonRadio

Meet Grace - our donk-loving Producer based at HMP Styal 🔊 In just seven months, she’s supported countless women in prison to build skills, confidence and creativity that can set them on positive pathways after release. 📖 Read what this legend has to say about the PRA: prison.radio/meet-the-tea...

Life After Prison isn’t just a podcast - it’s a lifeline 🎙️ Broadcast into prison cells across the country and accessible on the outside, Zak and Jules bring positivity, confidence, and the belief that change is possible when people return to the community 🧠 The power of podcasts 👊

Day 10 and the final stretch rounded up in pictures 💫 HMP Styal - HMP Brixton. 200 miles. 10 days. He's only gone and done it @frankiest10! 👏 Congratulations Frank! Unbelievable effort! It's not too late to donate, head to the link in our bio 💙

Happy #InternationalDayofCharity. We’re celebrating by sending the biggest of congratulations to the one and only @frankiest10 who this morning completed his 200 mile walk for National Prison Radio 👑 Thank you Frank, for everything 🌟 Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear flags.

Day 8 and the finish line is almost in sight… 🥾 Today it’s a 22-mile trek from Luton to Hoddesdon for our walking, talking fisherman Frank 🎣 👉 Send this hero some words of encouragement and pop a #donation in his pot: www.justgiving.com/page/200-mil... #FrankWalks #200MilesForChange

Whooooa he’s (over) half way there - over 100 miles walked by this tired champion 👑 Day six today - a 12 mile ‘rest day’ walk to Milton Keynes and an interview with #ITV Anglia for our Frank! 👉 Celebrate Frank hitting the half way mark: www.justgiving.com/page/200-mil... #FrankWalks

Day 2 round up of Frank's 200 mile walk for #NationalPrisonRadio 💫 25 miles walked, day 2 DONE. Ready to tackle another 24 miles for day 3 - Frank, you’re incredible. We’re rooting for you every step of the way, go Frank go! 👏 #FrankWalks #200MilesForChange

Frank set off early this morning on day 2 of his 200 mile walk for #NationalPrisonRadio 💪| Today he's walking 23 miles to #Sudbury. We're beyond proud of you Frank! Keep going! Donate to support Frank's walk here: www.justgiving.com/page/200-mil...

And he's OFF 💨 Frank has just set off on his 200 mile walk to raise awareness and funds for our work. Lucky, proud and honoured to be working with such an incredible role model and human being. Send him some words of encouragement and pop a donation in his pot: www.justgiving.com/page/200-mil...

Last week, Faye returned to HMP New Hall to record with the women there for her health and fitness show on National Prison Radio, Health Unlocked, made with support from the Peter Harrison Foundation 💪 Health Unlocked encourages people in prison across England and Wales to look after their

Free Flow is our award-winning National Prison Radio show, presented by the inspirational Lady Unchained and made with our incredible partner org the Shannon Trust ✨ Every week it gives people in prison a vital escape - space to write, rap and express themselves ✍️

One week today, legend, hero, and all-round good guy Frank Stedman sets off from our HMP Styal HQ. Ten days and 200 miles later, he’ll land at our HMP Brixton HQ 🥾 Follow his journey at www.prison.radio/frank You’ve got this, Frankie! 💪 #FrankWalks #200MilesForChange #PrisonRadio #NPR

🚨 Our most listened-to episode EVER 🚨 Jacob Dunne’s story has inspired a West End play, a podcast, and a movement for change ✊ His recent appearance on the Life After Prison sofa with Zak and Jules has officially broken our download records. 🎧 Listen to Jacob: open.spotify.com/episode/445Y...

Tonight at 8pm on BBC Radio 4, our trustee Hilary Ineomo-Marcus, who first worked with us while serving a prison sentence, explores the history of restorative justice in the UK, in collaboration with fellow charities Why Me? and the British Library. 🎧 - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

👓 Put on your specs and plug in your headphones - our brand new charity Impact Report has landed. Find out how our radio and podcasts are changing lives behind bars and beyond, right across the UK. 📍 It’s live now: prison.radio/wp-content/u...

🚨 Do NOT miss this today… Today, on BBC World Service Mobeen Azhar speaks to one of the most extraordinary people we’ve ever had the privilege to work with - our colleague, Scout Tzofia Bolton. 📅 12:06, 18:06 & 22:06 🎧 Search “World Service” on BBC Sounds or head to www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Who are those big shots creeping into the UK’s top five? 👀 Oh, just our very own Zak and Jules 🤯 Last week Life After Prison hit the 4th most listened to podcast in the UK. 🎧 If you haven’t tuned in yet, this is your sign: open.spotify.com/show/6l2Bbet...

Every evening for over a decade, we’ve been broadcasting an audiobook into prison cells across England and Wales through Books Unlocked - our National Prison Radio show made in partnership with the National Literacy Trust. 👉 This #BookLoversDay, read more about it: prison.radio/book-lovers-...

Our breakfast show presenter Ali dropped into HMP Cardiff the other day to record a load of National Prison Radio content with people across the prison 🔊 Now, their stories, words and freestyles will be heard by up to 80,000 people, as part of our award-winning show Takeover Tuesdays 👊 #NPR

🧠 The Forensic Psychology Podcast is BACK! After a year-long break, our podcast with HMPPS Psychology Services returns for Series 4 - hosted by Dr Sally Tilt and Dr Kerensa Hocken. 📚 Find out more about the new series: prison.radio/the-forensic... #ForensicPsychology #Podcast

Back on our travels 🚂 This time we pulled up at HMP Hull to gather feedback from our listeners on Thinking Matters - our National Prison Radio series that helps people inside deal with the day-to-day pressures of life on the wing 🧠

Later this month, our mate Frank is walking 200 miles to raise money for our charity and shine a light on the power of National Prison Radio 👣 In this week’s brand new episode of Life After Prison, we hear Frank’s story of life behind and beyond bars. 🎧 Tune in: open.spotify.com/episode/1eg4...

Working on National Prison Radio isn’t just about learning to make great radio - it’s about building confidence, self-belief, and the tools to express yourself 🧠 100% of the people we worked with last year told us they felt more confident and had higher self-esteem after being part of the team.

We've been nominated for FIVE awards at this year’s British Podcast Awards 🤯 Judges - thank you for recognising what a small but mighty charity can do. Congrats to our Life After Prison and Hold or Fold podcast teams! 👉 Read more: prison.radio/pra-podcast-... #BritishPodcastAwards

He will walk 100 miles, and he will walk 100 more 🚶♂️ This summer, the inspirational, unstoppable Frank Stedman is walking 200 miles, from our HMP Styal HQ to our HMP Brixton HQ, to raise money for our charity and raise awareness of the power of NPR. 👉 prison.radio/frank-stedma...

Guess who’s BACK? 👋 Life After Prison series 9, we have lift off 🚀 This series Zak and Jules meet the inspirational Frank who is about to embark on a 200 mile fundraising walk for our charity, while episode one features Jacob Dunne... 🎧 Read more and tune in: prison.radio/life-after-p... #Prison

Big thanks to rapper, singer, and firm friend of the charity Jords for dropping into our studio to talk with the Outside In podcast crew about music, mental health, and everything in between 💎 🎧 Full episode out now: open.spotify.com/show/6oCif1s...

We couldn’t do what we do without the people who back us by listening, sharing, and donating. If you believe in what we do, and want to help us keep creating life-changing radio and podcasts, you can chip in here: 👉 www.prison.radio/donate

Meet Beth - our award-winning Podcast Producer 🏆 Winner of the Bronze award for Best Lifestyle and Society Producer at the APAs 2024, Beth has led on the production of Life After Prison since it’s very inception. 📖 Read what this hero has to say about life at the PRA: prison.radio/meet-the-tea...

🗺️ Each week, we travel to a different prison in England or Wales to record a full day of radio with the people living there 🎤 Last year, we visited 26 prisons and worked with around 400 people to share stories, ideas and experiences from inside. That work got national recognition 🥇🥉

📉 Just 31% of people leaving prison in England and Wales are in work six months after release 📈 But 86% of the people we work with post-release go on to jobs or education within six months Radio that changes lives 📻 Help us keep it going 👉 www.prison.radio/donate #PrisonRadio #Rehabilitation

🎧 Outside In is BACK for Series 2 - and in our latest episode, we’re going Inside Out 👕 Featuring the Inside Out Clothing Project - the UK’s first fashion label designed and created entirely by young people with experience of the criminal justice system. 👂 Tune in: open.spotify.com/episode/3Py5...