Our Post-Release Programme for Rehabilitation

Our Post-Release Programme for Rehabilitation
Open The Gate is Fine Cell Work’s post release programme. We provide employment support and training opportunities to prison leavers. Open The Gate bridges the gap between custody into the community, supporting professional development and aiding resettlement.
We work in a structured way which is tailored to and led by the people we support.
Delivered from our Hub in Battersea, Apprentices are offered a foundation of learning, creativity and wellbeing, with opportunities to work alongside our staff team. Our programme enables prison leavers to upskill, develop independence, and build networks to live meaningful, crime-free lives.
Prison leavers join Open The Gate as an ‘Apprentice’- a label which breaks the stigma of leaving prison. Our Apprentices have a 1% reoffending rate, compared against a national average of 46%.
People who join Open The Gate can benefit from the following:
The programme’s outreach has expanded throughout the community, connecting prison leavers with further training and support in various capacities.
If you, or anyone you know, would like more information about becoming an Open The Gate apprentice, you can download a printable PDF here, or an application form here.