Call for volunteers for pioneering new project to help older prisoners return to society
By Jayne Warren - 04/08/2008
An innovative new project called Age Concern Older Offenders Project (ACOOP) may well change not only the way we think about older prisoners, but help transform their lives when they are released into the wider community. And volunteers are needed to help support this valuable work - with full training provided.
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