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. <br /><br />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 mentor from Switchback, he went on to work for the charity himself in 2022. <br /><br />Now he supports Londoners into work at places like the Dusty Knuckle bakery in Dalston, which works in partnership with Switchback. <br /><br />Video clips from the LDRS, additional pictures by Facundo Arrizabalaga/MyLondon via the LDRS
