The guy mentioned in the earlier post ‘the daily challenge’ soon after the post was uploaded went to prison. We have not had the opportunity to visit him yet and start working on a plan for what happens when he is released. For confidentiality purposes we can’t really say too much about this, but he’s not likely to be in prison for very long.
It’s not definite but there is a real sense that his offending behaviour was made far worse by his desperate situation. I mentioned in the last post that we, as an organisation, are compassionate – but simple economics seem to suggest that it is better for society to support someone into housing and offer the opportunity for positive change than to have to pay for several months of imprisonment after which the same cycle will repeat…