“Now, I feel like us Woodhill Families and LUNG are all connected by blood. We are all a family now.”
–  Linda, Woodhill Families Group

Since it opened, 33 men have died by suicide at HMP Woodhill – the highest rate of any UK prison.
That number is more than a statistic. It's 33 families, 33 lives the system could not keep safe, and 33 questions that still haven't been answered.

We met three of those families – Chris's, Kevin's, and Stephen's. What began as interviews for our verbatim production became a deep collaboration. Over 150 hours of recorded testimony, the families shaped Woodhill, guiding the script and production as it reached over 3,500 people.

When the tour ended, they wanted to keep going. Monthly meetings began. The group now includes families affected by IPP sentences and continues to grow in aspiration. They've presented to over 70 MPs, co-created training for criminal justice professionals, and launched campaigns reaching 1.17 million people.

Despite everything, there's never a meeting that doesn't include proper laughter. 

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