KeyRing - Disability Support in the Criminal Justice System

Address
21 St Olav's Court, Lower Road, Southwark, London
SE16 2XB
United Kingdom
How to contact this service
Description
KeyRing supports over 1500 vulnerable adults around the UK to build skills and networks needed to live independently in their own homes each year. Volunteers and staff facilitate mutual support, community engagement, and social connections within 'KeyRing Networks.'
KeyRing and the Criminal Justice System
KeyRing has been involved in work in the Criminal Justice System for many years. It has worked directly with the Prison Reform Trust, Bemix (formerly The Skillnet Group), the Department of Health, and NHS England on learning disability projects relating to offenders with learning disabilities, autism, or both. KeyRing has also delivered several programmes of awareness training for different criminal justice professionals.
Finding the right package of support for someone with a learning disability, autism, or both can be the key to turning their life around. This is also true for people with a learning disability, autism, or both who find themselves in the criminal justice system.
The Working for Justice group helps the Criminal Justice System to support people with learning disabilities, autism, or both. The group won the National Learning Disabilities Award in 2014 for their work making the system more accessible.
Keyring has directories of Easy-Read documents about subjects such as the police, the courts, liaison and diversion prison and parole, healthcare in prison, probation, and other criminal justice organisations.
- Find out more about KeyRing's previous criminal justice related projects
- Find further resources relating to learning disabilities and the Criminal Justice System
KeyRing is a registered charity (no. 1054234).
- Cost
- Free
- Locality
- National Organisation
- Age range
- Suitable for ages from 18 years to 99 years
- Referral Route
- No Referral Needed
- Type of Service
- Forums and Support Networks
- Eligibility Criteria
- Special Educational Needs or a Disability (SEND)
- Provider Category
- Specialist Services - For those who require longer-term support
- Targeted Services - Additional Support Needs
- Special Needs
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Learning Disabilities
- Special Educational Needs or a Disability (SEND)
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Last updated 05 September 2023