“If we put the billions we are spending into warehousing 80,000 people into proper rehabilitation, we will have less crime, less victims of crime, and more people getting out of a lifestyle of crime and back into a positive, socially included lifestyle.”

Recorded in March 2025, Mike Trace, CEO of The Forward Trust, explains more about prison capacity and the pressures this places across the criminal justice system.

This update closely links to Forward's announced partnership with The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and Mitie (March 2025) connected with HMP Millsike in Yorkshire; Millsike is a new prison facility that aims to improve the living conditions and rehabilitation prospects of its incoming Category C prisoners.

Recorded: March 2025

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The Forward Trust is a social justice charity that supports people to recover from addiction or leave behind crime, helping them move on in life with family, friends, jobs, homes, and a sense of belonging. Leading Forward is a new ongoing audio series providing thought leadership views and opinions from Forward's CEO and other colleagues.