Over £18 BILLION
IS SPENT ON OFFENDING IN THE UK EACH YEAR
HALF OF YOUNG MEN IN PRISON ARE SERVING SIX MONTHS OR LESS. OVER 50% RE-OFFEND AFTER A SENTENCE OF LESS THAN 12 MONTHS
60%
OF KEY4LIFE PARTICIPANTS LEFT MAINSTREAM EDUCATION BEFORE THEY WERE 16
2000+
LIVES CHANGED – AND COUNTING
62%
ARE EMPLOYED BY THE END OF THE PROGRAMME
79%
IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS
Over £18 Billion
IS THE COST OF OFFENDING
£54K
IS THE COST TO PUT SOMEONE IN PRISON EACH YEAR. THE COST TO PUT A PARTICIPANT THROUGH KEY4LIFE IS £4750
50%
OF UK COMPANIES SAY THEY WOULD NOT EMPLOY AN EX-OFFENDER AND 45% WERE CONCERNED EX-OFFENDERS WOULD BE UNRELIABLE
51%
OF COMPANIES DON’T BELIEVE THAT EX-OFFENDERS HAVE THE RIGHT SKILLS TO WORK
18X
YOUNG PEOPLE IN PRISON ARE 18X MORE LIKELY TO COMMIT SUICIDE
88%
OF KEY4LIFE PARTICIPANTS HAVE HAD PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS (37% HAVE HAD 10+ CONVICTIONS)
78%
OF KEY4LIFE PARTICIPANTS DID NOT HAVE REGULAR CONTACT WITH THEIR FATHERS WHEN GROWING UP
60%
OF KEY4LIFE PARTICIPANTS LEFT MAINSTREAM EDUCATION BEFORE THEY WERE 16
50%
OF KEY4LIFE PARTICIPANTS ARE HOMELESS EITHER SOFA SURFING OR ROUGH SLEEPING BEFORE JOINING
33%
OF KEY4LIFE PARTICIPANTS ARE FATHERS
62%
OF YOUNG KEY4LIFE YOUNG MEN ARE IN EMPLOYMENT WITHIN A YEAR