Leaving Prison in Faith – Film 2 – Connections

The is the second in a series of three films about four people ‘Leaving Prison in Faith’. In this second film Dr Ruth Armstrong looks at the work of chaplaincy teams in prisons trying to connect with faith communities outside of the prison to support four people who are about to leave prison. We return to the four people we met in the first film, a Christian man and a Muslim man in HMPYOI Feltham and a Christian and Muslim woman in HMPYOI Styal, and think about the connections they are building while inside that might be able to support them post release. In Feltham we hear the prison chaplains discussing some of the difficulties involved in sustaining positive relationships through the gate, and we meet a young Muslim woman working as a mentor for one man in the film. In Styal we follow one prisoner as she leaves prison for the day to go to work and meet up with a pastor of a church. The film encourages us to think about the role of connections pre-release to a smoother path post-release.