Anne Frank Prison Project exhibition at HMP Blundeston

Inside Held In
Artwork by Dannielle Hodson, courtesy of the Koestler Trust
Received the Commended Award

Thank you to all Staff and prisoners at HMP Blundeston for presenting such a memorable event.
Guest Speaker, Eva Clarke (Holocaust Survivor) was really touched by the reception she received from the audience, who listened intently to her family’s experiences during the Holocaust.
A wonderful closing ceremony, most notably from performances of the brilliant poetry produced by prisoners who attended Leah Thorne’s Creative Writing Workshops.

‘Release’

Congratulations to Leah Thorn on the publication of her book ‘Release’. This is a poetry and prose collection highlighting issues of ‘Self harm’ in Women’s Prisons. Around 80 copies of the book are being sent to each of the female prisons in the UK.

Congratulations from all at the Anne Frank Trust!



Full House

Artwork by Keith Fraser, courtesy of the Koestler Trust
Awarded The Co-operative Highly Commended award (Scotland) and the Gavin Graham Gold Award (UK)

The Anne Frank Exhibition back at HMP Werrington!

The Anne Frank prison project exhibition returned to Werrington for the 3rd year in succession!

For the first time the exhibition was accompanied by the Anne Frank and Family photo exhibition which was exhibited in the Visitor’s centre. Steve Mendelsson a Holocaust Survivor was kind enough to speak again this
year at our event.
Mrs Sylvia Lancaster, the mother of murdered teenager, Sophie Lancaster came along to talk about the impact her daughter’s death had on her and her family. Both these guests' talks were extremely powerful and well received by staff and young people.
The event was rounded off with performances from ‘Music in Prisons’ which was very good.