Prison Outreach Project
As part of our wider vision Proclaim Trust is committed to reaching out to prisoners. Our Prison Outreach Project consists of three components: sending copies of Once an Addict into prisons for prisoners, writing to prisoners and holding events in HMPs and YOIs.
In 2007, we launched an initiative to send a copy of Barry’s autobiography, Once an Addict, to every prisoner in the UK, free of charge. We have to date, raised funds and send out 43,000 copies to prisoners, which leaves 51,000 to send.
During this time, we have received hundreds of letters from inmates who have been impacted by Barry’s story. Barry has responded to each letter.
Barry also gets to meet some of these prisoners face-to-face when he speaks in prisons. Each year, the Trust organises approximately 30 events throughout the UK in prisons and YOIs. These are usually in partnership with the prison chaplaincies but sometimes with other organisations.