Inmates at a Liverpool jail have been arranging their own food bank collections for people living outside of the prison walls.
Prisoners at HMP Altcourse have clubbed together in recent weeks to carry out food collections which have been donated to Fans Supporting Foodbanks. The initiative, which started seven years ago collecting food at Goodison and Anfield Home matches, is one of the largest providers to the North Liverpool Foodbank and runs mobile pantries at six sites across the city.
Dave Kelly, chair of Fans Supporting Foodbanks, told the ECHO that the organisation was contacted about the possibility of inmates making their own donations to help with the cost of living crisis. The first collection was put together from inmates from one wing, but has has more input in recent weeks with more prisoners taking part.
