Fine Cell Work's Open the Gate Programme, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, supports prisoners with reintegration into society upon their release from prison.   The programme offers a range of support to prison leavers, who we...

“It’s quite daunting to start with. They have chains with great rings of keys. You open a door and close it behind you again, and then you open another door and close that one behind...

“I’ve been a member of Fine Cell Work for just over 8 years now and it has been the best experience ever, I never knew how to stitch before and now I can’t go a...

"There were a fair number of raised eyebrows back in 1997 when I described my new job selling prisoners’ embroidery, in Lady Anne Tree’s bold words, 'to top shops'. A sweet and rather lunatic idea,...

Fine Cell Work would like to acknowledge and thank the following funders for their contribution to our work: AB Trust Adrian Swire Trust Aldo Trust Alice Cooper Dean Charitable Foundation Ancaster TrustASK Trust Bromley Trust...