The Cells Project.....

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Welcome to the Criminal Information Bureau CELLS ProjectThe C.E.L.L.S. Project is a development from the highly acclaimed channel 5 series 'Banged Up'. Widely acknowledged as "The biggest social experiment to have taken place in the UK in the last 25 years ". We aim to take this innovative concept from local level to a nationwide remedy for inner city youth crime annulment.

You only have to look at the TV , a newspaper or even outside your window to see that we ,or more importantly our children have a problem with anti social behaviour. This is the foundation from which a life of crime and inevitable imprisonment ensues.We as parents and socially astute adults, have a moral obligation to make aware and educate our children that if they choose this path, just what they are destined for.

The ideal opportunity to portray this would be to give the kids a first hand glance at what prison life is about. This is an intricate task , due to several problems including HMP's access rules on observational visitors, children, security, health & safety and of course the logistical nightmare that would entail.The expense to cover such an exercise would be immense.This is where we wish to introduce the concept of C.E.L.L.S. which will take prison life to Schools, Colleges, Youth and Community Associations, Youth Clubs, Youth Offending Services, E2E Providers and National and local Government operated Youth programmes.

The C.E.L.L.S. Project is basically a prison on wheels, a custom made vehicle which interior consists of a prison reception room where the entrants will be searched, instructed of the rules of HMP Turnround and greeted by a message from a prison Governor They will then enter the holding room where they will see images of prison life and all that lies ahead. Then into the CELL this is an exact replica of a prison cell, in here they will be able to lisetn to real life experiences from our highly rated Outreach team followed by discussions onprison life.

Our whole CELLS experience is aimed at preventing our audience from choosing a life of crime, educating them that actions you take not only affect your life, your families life, your victims, your victims families life and your community as a whole. We at the CIB feel that through our experiences we have a duty to ttry and minimise crime. We intend to do this through our CELLS Project as a deterrent to children who, for whatever reasons seem to glorify crime. These children are blind and uninformed as to what crime entails. If we give them an insight into what may lie ahead, we are confident of getting some positive deviations and life changes.

There has been lots of press coverage of the truck on the news at the moment. An it's on The Pete Price show every night this week. It was in Liverpool city centre on Monday. And their was lots of intrest with parents tacking there kids along. All the staff are Ex-cons who can tell true stories af what jail is really like.

Some good write up's to..

Newsround Iconic BBC childrens news programme cover the CELLS opening ceremony . Children from Archbishop Beck and Newfield school inited to take part in groundbreaking opening CELLS ceremony. This proved a fantastic opportunity for the children to experience the CELLS program .


Granada ReportsThe North West's premier evening news review programme covered the Opening ceremony.We recieved some great feedback off the all interviewed Good news all round for the CIB and the people of the North West who found out about CELLS # 1 HMP Turnround.


Liam MooreLiams commitment to campaigning for anti gun & knife crime is second to none. After playing Anfield on Saturday the ' Youre The Voice ' team are due to pay a visit to Whitehall on Monday where they can hopefully go further in getting the message over to the powers that be . His enthusiasm is heartwarming and his belief that normal people can and will make a diifference inspires so many to be heard .

So what do you think..?

Is this a good idear..?

Has anyone seen or heard of this 'HMP Turnaround'..?

 

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From the liverpool echo........

A GROUP of ex-cons are hitting the streets of Liverpool in a mobile jail to stop kids getting locked up.

Bob Croxton, from Old Swan, who served a total of nine years for drug dealing swore never to return to prison but has created a life-size replica of a cell in HMP in Walton.

Built inside a 18 tonne lorry, the 8ft by 12ft prison cell has an arch bricked shaped roof, bricked up window, bed and iron bars.

Bob hopes to take his prison bus to schools and youth clubs to teach young people the consequences of a life of crime.

He said: “The kids will get to experience what it’s like being an inmate and being stuck in a tiny cell.

“In the first room in the bus, they get to see a video where the warden of a real-life prison introduces them to the prison.

“They’ll then move into the cell and learn about life an inmate before they get to meet someone who has been the victim of crime.

“It’s about sharing our own experiences of crime, custody and its consequences in the hope of preventing young people going down the wrong path.”

Bob turned his life around and started the Criminal Information Bureau to tackle youth crime across Merseyside.

Martin Simon, who left jail in February after being sentenced to three years nine months, works as on outreach worker.

He said: “The C.E.L.L.S project is all about crime and the consequences of crime. I meet young people and I tell them how it is.

“If they want to carry on dealing drugs, carrying knives and pursuing a life of crime then they can do, I just tell them the truth about life behind bars.

“In the cell they will get to see real weapons confiscated from prisons and see graphic photographs of people who’ve been stabbed, slashed and shot in the face. We want them to know what will happen to them, what life is like inside and the effects on their family and the family of their victims.”

Children using the jail will also hear the stories of people who have lost family members including Mandy Moore whose husband was murdered.

A MOBILE jail which teaches young people about the harsh reality of crime was launched in Liverpool.

Schoolchildren were among the first people to test the “prison on wheels” when it rolled into Aintree racecourse yesterday.

The 18-tonne lorry, which is being backed by the ECHO’s Liverpool Unites charity, includes two holding rooms and an 8ft by 12ft prison cell with a bricked-up window, bed and iron bars.

Bob Croxton, 46, from Broadgreen, served a total of nine years for drug dealing and created the life-size replica of a cell in HMP in Walton.

He hopes to take his C.E.L.L.S project to schools and youth clubs across Merseyside, to teach young people about the consequences of a life of crime.

He said: “The idea came to me when I was serving my second sentence in Walton prison.

“I started the Criminal Information Bureau to create a different path for people who want to turn their lives around.

“The kids get to experience what it’s like being an inmate. It educates young people about the real horrors of prison like gang rape, suicide, self-harm, torture and violence.

“By sharing our own experiences of crime, custody and its consequences, we hope to prevent young people going down the wrong path.”

To keep the experience as authentic as possible, pupils from Newfield School, in Thornton, were searched by officials.

They then watched a video where the warden of a real-life prison introduced them to the prison before the children moved into the cell and met an inmate.

Prisons Minister Maria Eagle joined police officers, prison guards, fundraisers and ex-offenders to launch the jail.

Tom Woolley, Liverpool Unites fundraiser, said: “The fact the prison will be going around schools fits perfectly with our anti- gun and knife crime message and what we are trying to achieve.

“We want to help children move away from a life of crime and poverty. Gun crime led to the tragic murder of Rhys Jones, we want to work with the Criminal Information Bureau to tackle youth crime across Merseyside.

“The key is letting young people know they could be spending the best years of their lives behind bars.”

Tony Woods, 46, from Toxteth, who has served 26 years in prison, is now employed as an outreach worker.

He said: “It is all about teaching the children they are in control of their own destiny.”

 

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Any one...?

 

[McBain]

Mobile jail Cells.

I'd say Britain has some hardcore Mardi Gras floats...

 

[SuitsBlueX2]

Mobile Thunderdome has arrived.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

if it changes one kids mind about how they want to live their lives then it's a good idea, it could save them from a cell or maybe even a hole in the ground.

Who needs Eddie Stobbart when you've got Fritzl Haulage.

 

[chicoazul]

If it helps then its a fantastic idea and good on the fella for having a go.

There id a massive problem with the kids compared to everywhere else so every deterrent is a welcome one. Good to see some parents taking theirs along, more parents need to take responsibility too.
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[NeoNaoNeo]

why am I the only person who thinks this is the most ridiculous sounding thing ever?