Breathing out slowly to twist his body further, Hamza follows the encouragement of yoga instructor Rory Bradshaw. Nationally, 41 per cent of prison leavers reoffend within a year of release and only 31 per cent are in work six months after release. AdvertisementHaving taught yoga inside high-security prisons since 2019, Bradshaw is all too familiar with this scepticism. If I’d never started yoga then I wouldn’t have realised how much I need to process things inside my mind,” he said. VICKI COUCHMAN FOR THE TIMESRaised on a council estate, Hamza was bullied relentlessly after moving to a “posh” school.

Source: The Times November 30, 2025 18:06 UTC