High Down Low Down

Our prison project made front page of the July edition of the HMP High Down Prisoner Newsletter called “High Down Low Down”

The CIOs mentioned in the article are Community Information Orderlies – peer supporters trained by St Giles Trust who work on the prison house blocks providing vital advice, support and information to the men. The training that our students delivered is disseminated among the general population so it is especially useful. Maria McNicholl from St Giles Trust said "the main difference and advantage of our joint project is that the men and women you train get to help other prisoners so that the effectiveness goes beyond the individual and across the wider prison population".