What Needs To Change About Probation | Chief Probation Officer Sonia Flynn | The Sit Down

Usually on The Sit Down, we speak to someone who has been inside themselves or is close to someone who has. This episode is a little bit different, as we sit down with the outgoing Chief Probation Officer Sonia Flynn. The CPO is responsible for 18,000 probation workers across England and Wales – a role that Sonia has held since 2017. Here she reflects on her time on the role, answers questions about recall and MAPPA and tells us what she thinks needs to change. Useful organisations: NACRO – https://www.nacro.org.uk/ Unlock – https://unlock.org.uk/ Clinks Directory – https://www.clinks.org/directory Advance – https://www.advancecharity.org.uk/ Women In Prison – https://womeninprison.org.uk/ Contact us: If anything you’ve heard in this podcast has inspired you to make a positive change in your life, or you’d just like to get in touch, please contact us. 💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram and Twitter 📧 Email us: [email protected] ✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF 🖥️ Website: https://lifeafterprisonpod.com/ Our listeners are the most important part of Life After Prison and we want to hear from you! Life After Prison is currently funded by the National Lottery and to keep the funding going, your feedback is really important. It would be a massive help if you could fill out this form and let us know what you think – https://shorturl.at/forIU 0:00 - Please fill out our feedback form! 1:08 - What is different about you now vs. before you were inside? 1:43 - Interview with Chief Probation Officer Sonia Flynn 53:17 - Organisations that can help