Beyond the Gate is a magazine distributed to those in and leaving custody; a directory of places and organisations that exist to help those within the justice system. Backed-up by real-life stories from people who have turned their lives around, the publication seeks to prove that there is life Beyond the Gate.
Beyond the Gate is a magazine published by ex-offenders for people entering and leaving custody. The point of the magazine is to encapsulate information that people in those situations need, and to sign-post them in the right direction to get any help they need to break their offending cycles, ultimately reducing the rate of reoffending.
Katie Woodfinden
Editor
Jeremy Earley
Partnership Director
Jeremy Earley has worked in the publishing industry for 30 years; from marketing to media to advertising sales, there is no area he has not been involved with. After founding Focal Point Ltd in 1994, Jeremy secured an exclusive contract with the NEC in Birmingham to install 300 TV screens just a year after incorporation. At the time, this was the biggest installation project of its kind. In 1997, the company successfully floated for £1.4m on OFEX.
The founder member of CCN (Community Communication Network), Jeremy boasts a place in Hansard after being mentioned in the Houses of Parliament by Lord Tony Clark in 2004, an achievement recorded in the National Archives for ever! CCN was a TV channel for Community Safety Partnerships to visually promote positive news from the community, thereby reducing the “fear of crime”. This led to Jeremy becoming involved with the Home Office and in a career highlight, Jeremy got the Prime Minster of the time - Tony Blair - to launch the channel.
Jeremy progressed to Commercial Director of the Life Channel, a health-promoting tv channel available in doctor’s surgeries and schools. Using his influential network, Jeremy was once again able to persuade the Prime Minister to launch the channel.
Reduce the rate of reoffending by providing a one-stop-shop directory for organisations and groups who can help ex-offenders break their offending cycles
As a community interest company, we will be re-investing our profits back into education for serving prisoners
“Thank you so much for getting in touch and sharing the magazine. It feels as if this is something that’s long overdue and much needed.”
“It’s lovely to meet you and amazing to hear about the inspirational work that you are doing I’d be really interested to know more and look at how we can work together on this.”
“Thanks so much for your email and for letting us know about Beyond the Gate magazine. It sounds like a great initiative!”
"This is a really inspiring couple and a really inspiring project. I genuinely believe this tailored magazine will be in every prison in the country once it becomes known and talked about and am really excited to be involved at this stage."
“Great to catch up with you at Styal on Friday and also to meet you Jeremy. Firstly I must say how impressed I am with your publication. Well done.”
In this issue of Beyond the Gate you can learn about people who truly made the world their ‘oyster’ despite their despair as they entered custody.
“This is a really inspiring couple and a really inspiring project. I genuinely believe this tailored magazine will be in every prison in the country once it becomes known and talked about and am really excited to be involved at this stage.”
- Carol Angel, Head of Reducing Reoffending
More news coming soon!