'Give us a chance and we'll take it': Inside the East London bakery employing prison leavers

Step inside Dalston's Dusty Knuckle bakery that's completely changing criminals' lives after prison release

After going to prison in 2018, Tashan feared, like many other young men leaving the criminal justice system, that he’d struggle to find employers willing to look past his conviction.

'Give us a chance and we'll take it': Inside the East London bakery employing prison leavers

The Dusty Knuckle in Dalston works in partnership with the charity Switchback

Popular Dalston bakery giving prison leavers tools to flourish in ‘chaotic’ London

The Dusty Knuckle has been praised as an exemplar in how to support ex-offenders

Prison leavers just need tools to “flourish” in “chaotic” London after time behind bars

After going to prison in 2018, Tashan feared, like many other young men leaving the criminal justice system, that he’d struggle to find employers willing to look past his conviction. Fast forward seven years and he’s now a mentor at the charity Switchback, helping other prison leavers find meaningful work to rebuild their lives. What was crucial for him was simply being given a chance. After working at a restaurant in Shoreditch thanks to a ment…