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The prison population has been rising steadily since 1990, and current projections suggest that we will breach 100,000 around the end of 2026 (currently over 87,000). The rising numbers are partly driven by increasingly longer custodial sentences, despite the fact that the public consistently reports believing that fewer people are being sent to prison, and for shorter sentences. This mismatch between perception and reality is fuelled by the public discourse around crime and punishment, particularly in the media and political debate, where the focus is inevitably on being ‘toughest on crime’ despite us having arguably the toughest across much of Western Europe (England and Wales have more people serving life sentences than Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Russia and Sweden combined).


At New Bridge, last year we saw a 53% increase in applications for support from people in prison. To manage this demand, we worked hard to increase volunteer numbers by 32%, and made 309 new matches between volunteers and beneficiaries, but we know there is still so much more we can do. 2024 is all set to be another record-breaking year. While we are delighted that the charity is reaching so many people, we are alarmed that more and more prisoners are reaching out for support, struggling with poor mental health and isolation.

Unfortunately we aren’t able to keep growing without the support of our generous donors. We are therefore launching a new tiered supporter package, inviting people to join us and become a regular New Bridge supporter, making a monthly donation.

£10 per month: Bronze supporter

  • New Bridge pin badge
  • Bi-monthly regular donor newsletter
  • Printed copy of our annual report

£25 per month: Silver supporter

  • New Bridge pin badge
  • Bi-monthly regular donor newsletter
  • Printed copy of our annual report
  • Annual invitation to attend our Volunteer Conference and hear from a range of inspiring speakers

£75 per month: Gold supporter

  • New Bridge pin badge
  • Bi-monthly regular donor newsletter
  • Printed copy of our annual report
  • Annual invitation to attend our Volunteer Conference and hear from a range of inspiring speakers
  • Annual invitation to attend a social day at a prison with our CEO

I have a wonderful befriender who has helped me through some difficult times whilst in custody, who sees me as an ordinary human being rather than as a prisoner. I am able to express my thoughts and seek guidance from my befriender, who is encouraging and engages in a range of interesting subjects which has broadened my horizons and helped me focus on what I want to achieve in life on release. Having a befriender has made being in prison a less stressful event and being treated like a normal human being allows me to want to be a productive member of society. It cannot be stressed enough how important their work is, especially for people who have no-one else to talk to on the outside

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