Yorkshire ex-offender helps others turn their lives around
Jason Brown is one of the 350 people with lived experience, Mark Johnson has given an opportunity through the charity he founded, User Voice.
Jason, who now holds two degrees and is studying for a master’s highlights that “I could have relapsed into a life of crime, hanging out with my old mates with the same temptations but User Voice planted the seed and I kept the faith. I now work with a team of ex-offenders who help offenders turn their life around.”
He says working with User Voice and being engaged in the Service User Councils helped him enter into voluntary work and later encouraged him to go back into education.
“I feel I’ve achieved more in the last six years than I did in the previous 20 years,” he said.
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Media
Topic
Mark Johnson, Probation
Date
23/01/2017
Date Accessed
17/07/2024
Publisher
The Yorkshire Post
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