In every community, there are people who are out of sight and out of mind behind prison walls. It is important that they are treated fairly and humanely and that they are helped to change and reintegrate into society because, at some point, perhaps very soon, they will return to those communities.
So, in every community, there are also Independent Monitoring Boards or IMBs: members of the public, appointed by ministers, with unrestricted access to a nearby prison and those within it. They work with others, contributing their own experience and gaining new skills. They gain a unique insight into what can make prisons, and therefore society, a better place.
The local IMB are looking to recruit new members. If this sounds like something you would like to hear more about, then please visit www.imb.org.uk to find out more or to apply.
More information can be found here