Duncan
In his late fifties and never having been in prison before, Duncan was finding it hard to cope. As hard as the punishment was it was nothing to the shame he felt. On release and after a time in a hostel he would have to face his family and people in his village who could not understand why anyone, let alone him, would have committed the crime he had committed 

After many conversations both in the chapel and in the workshop the Community Chaplain was able to introduce Duncan to one of our Community Link Workers who visited him at the bail hostel immediately after his release. These visits continued and our Link Worker has now forged close links with the hostel staff who are very appreciative of all Community Chaplaincy is doing for Duncan. 

Recently Duncan has started to go to some support group meetings with our Link Worker where he is beginning to reconnect with society generally. Duncan and his wife are considering relocating to another area to make a fresh start. He feels so fortunate that his family are standing by him and is feeling a lot stronger in himself about settling down again.