Gate to Ground.org
Rebuilding trust. Rebuilding lives. Reforming the pathway from custody to community.
The Criminal Justice System — and the legacy structures surrounding it — are failing both individuals and society. Fragmented support, political indifference, inconsistent policy, and overstretched services have created a landscape of distrust and hopelessness for those approaching release.
Adults released from custodial sentences under 12 months reoffend.
Young offenders released from short sentences reoffend.
Create open channels between agencies so information flows and fragmentation ends.
Coordinate regional pipelines of support from custody to community.
Rebuild belief that a life away from crime is possible.
Create a national scalable model for prison leaver support.
Gate to Ground is a collaborative initiative founded by organisations working directly with people affected by the criminal justice system.
Peer-led support for people leaving prison, helping individuals rebuild stability, confidence and community connections.
Developing strategic approaches that improve pathways from custody to community and strengthen coordinated support.
Providing community-based programmes that promote rehabilitation, wellbeing and positive life opportunities.
Supporting individuals to make positive life choices through mentoring, guidance and lived-experience insight.
We welcome charities, practitioners, lived‑experience leaders, researchers, and supporters who want to help reform the pathway from custody to community.
Download coalition briefings, policy proposals and research documents.