My name is George and i was involved in a user voice focus group for this project. i was selected by the rest of the group to be one of the people to come down to london from manchester.
But i was arrested for not attending probation appointments and re-sentenced to a couple of months so i was in prison when i was supposed to go to london. i wish i coulda been there. probation arent flexible enough. sometimes there might be reasons for not turning up to appointments like trouble in the area.
In prison people learn about crime. theres not enough help to rehabilitate. i think creative things like art and music workshops are a good way for young people to express themselves channeling energy into creative abilities otherwise it can be destructive energy.
i get alot of satisfaction working with user voice, it shows you can come out the other end. i missed meeting the politicians but got to come to london last week to talk about the government green paper.