When an Open The Gate apprentice graduates, it's a time for celebration. Lennox stitched with Fine Cell Work while he was in prison, then joined Open The Gate a few months after his release. Two...

We had such a great response when we shared a post about Stitch Up magazine last month. Produced in-house by Fine Cell Work's Programmes team, Stitch Up is written for and distributed to our network of...

Ben has graduated this week from our post-release Open The Gate programme, which is delivered at our hub in Battersea. We caught up with him to hear about his experiences with Fine Cell Work, as...

Easter is often seen as a time of opportunity: new beginnings, rebirth, reconsideration and hope. For people living and coping in the tough world of prison, it is hard to have hope.They often have nothing and no one...

“I don’t see no festive, you just want to get them out the way... Christmas eve, Christmas day and Boxing day. Them three days you just want them out the way. And really to be...

Stitcher Matt works as part of an in-cell stitching group.   Every day, as routinely as I do my daily ablutions, I assess my current stitching project with the discernment of an armchair virtuoso. Yes, I...

Previously an in-cell stitcher and later an Open The Gate 'apprentice', Sue has been a part of the Fine Cell Work community for many years. Here’s her story, in her words.  On the waiting list ...

  "I’ve done things I regret, and I may not be able to change the hurt I’ve caused in the past, but I can give back by doing good things now." - Lewis, a Fine Cell...

Fine Cell Work has had a long and prestigious relationship with art and artists. We bring art, creativity and broader cultural experiences to prisoners’ lives by teaching them to create high-quality needlework products and commissions...