The Clink restaurant at Brixton prison is safe for a further five years.
There had been fears that a competitive tendering process would see The Clink Charity that runs it forced out of the prison.
“This is a significant milestone and a strong endorsement of the impact the programme has delivered over the past 11 years,’ the charity said today (16 December).
“We’re incredibly proud of the team and grateful for the continued support of our partners.”
The success story “is the culmination not only of a year of hard work, but of 11 years of reducing reoffending, setting exceptional standards and working side by side with our friends and partners in the Ministry of Justice, HMPPS [the prison and probation service] and the New Futures Network,” the charity said.
“It therefore gives us an enormous sense of pride to be entrusted with the continuation of this truly life-changing and pioneering programme.”
Donna-Marie Edmonds, chief executive of The Clink Charity, said: “It is no secret that 2025 has been a difficult year, not only for The Clink, but also for the wider charity sector – and indeed for the Ministry of Justice.
“What is so clear, from the 11 years The Clink at Brixton has been operational, is that it rebuilds lives, reduces reoffending, and changes perceptions as to what people in prison can achieve.
“We take our responsibility as custodians of this pioneering and special programme very seriously, and we look now to the future by continuing the crucial work that The Clink was founded to do.”
“On a personal note, I would like to say a huge thank you to The Clink Charity team, our trustees, our funders, partners, suppliers, our colleagues in the team at HMP Brixton, and of course to the Ministry of Justice and HMPPS. We could not do what we do every day without you and your support means the world to us.”
