The Rescue of Dignity Group (ROD) has been operating in the United Kingdom since 1997. Its approach to reducing recidivism is a holistic programme that supports offenders from sentencing through imprisonment with continued support in the community to enable them become law abiding and live positive lives. The ROD Group is made up of trained volunteers who dedicate their time to giving spiritual and practical support that have enabled inmates to successfully turn their lives around.
Since starting our work 20 years ago, we have supported many inmates, ex-offenders and their families onto the path of hope for them to regain the dignity that they once lost through a number of support systems and activities.
ROD Group values the works of the Prison & Detention Centres which are places helping the incarcerated to become law abiding and prepare them to lead useful lives when released. While punishment leads to deprivation of liberty, prison regime can also prove difficult to keeping focus on rebuilding lives and creating a safer society amongst inmates. Prison staff can face strenuous challenges and society should extend a helping hand to improve humanitarian correctional conditions in prisons. Society can and should contribute to the progressive change for the benefit and delivery of a safer society when detainees are returned to the community.
However, it is clear to those in the ROD Group that once released; inmates can often feel judged and create reversed effect on reformed detainees upon release. Reformed individuals are known to face discrimination by neighbours in the community or rejections by fellow employees after having undergone strict rehabilitation programme.