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Prison Rucksacks and required contents
Prisoner rucksacks are given by a prison charity for which some MU members volunteer, to prisoners who have no family to go to on the day of their release. After they have made the long journey by bus from Acklington in Northumberland to Tyneside, they need a change of clothes the following day to be presentable to sign on and to look for accommodation, and work.
This gift could make the difference between a prisoner sinking or swimming on their release.
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Rucksacks for prisoners on the day of their release
Contents:
Toiletries: soap, disposable razors, toothpaste, toothbrush, comb, deodorant, nail clippers
Towel, flannel
Underwear (boxers), socks
T shirts
Jogging bottoms (not grey, as that is the colour of prison wear)
Fleece or jacket
gloves and woollen hat
The collection points for Prisoner rucksacks are:
For North Tyneside:
Linda Benneworth lindabenneworth@sky.com who is visited by Norma Willmott, the lady who coordinates MU prison volunteering and rucksacks once a month
For Newcastle: Lillian Broatch lillianbroatch@live.co.uk She is happy to collect
For North Northumberland:
Diana Macnaughton dmacnaughton18@gmail.com 07789199337
10 Glamis Hill, Berwick upon Tweed,TD15 1NX